What color is #112F35?

#112F35 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112F35?

The RGB value is 17, 47, 53: 17 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112F35?

The complementary color is #351711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112F35 color

#112F35 rgb(17, 47, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #112F35 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.4% green and 20.8% blue (17, 47, 53).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#112F35 color codes

HEX	`#112F35`
RGB	`rgb(17, 47, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 68%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.5, -8.95, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.5, 11.49, 218.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.89, 2.409, 3.733)`
Decimal	`1126197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112F35, 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 #112F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #112F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112f35; }
.text { color: #112f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 47 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112f35, #111d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112F35?: #112F35 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112F35?: The RGB value is 17, 47, 53: 17 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112F35?: The complementary color is #351711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.