What color is #112E30?

#112E30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112E30?

The RGB value is 17, 46, 48: 17 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112E30?

The complementary color is #301311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112E30 color

#112E30 rgb(17, 46, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #112E30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18% green and 18.8% blue (17, 46, 48).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#112E30 color codes

HEX	`#112E30`
RGB	`rgb(17, 46, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 4%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, -10.1, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 11.1, 204.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.741, 2.286, 3.145)`
Decimal	`1125936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112E30, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #112E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #112E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112e30; }
.text { color: #112e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 46 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112e30, #111e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112E30?: #112E30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112E30?: The RGB value is 17, 46, 48: 17 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112E30?: The complementary color is #301311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.