What color is #112F5A?

#112F5A is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112F5A?

The RGB value is 17, 47, 90: 17 red, 47 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112F5A?

The complementary color is #5A3C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112F5A color

#112F5A rgb(17, 47, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112F5A is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.4% green and 35.3% blue (17, 47, 90).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 68% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#112F5A color codes

HEX	`#112F5A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 47, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 68%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 81%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 48%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, 6.18, -29.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 29.71, 282.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.092, 2.89, 10.066)`
Decimal	`1126234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112F5A, 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 #112F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #112F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112f5a; }
.text { color: #112f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 47 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112f5a, #18115a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #112F5A?: #112F5A is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112F5A?: The RGB value is 17, 47, 90: 17 red, 47 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112F5A?: The complementary color is #5A3C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.