What color is #113231?

#113231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113231?

The RGB value is 17, 50, 49: 17 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113231?

The complementary color is #321112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113231 color

#113231 rgb(17, 50, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #113231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.6% green and 19.2% blue (17, 50, 49).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#113231 color codes

HEX	`#113231`
RGB	`rgb(17, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, -12.23, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 12.59, 193.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.926, 2.622, 3.31)`
Decimal	`1126961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113231, 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 #113231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #113231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113231; }
.text { color: #113231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113231, #112232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #113231?: #113231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113231?: The RGB value is 17, 50, 49: 17 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113231?: The complementary color is #321112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.