What color is #11323B?

#11323B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11323B?

The RGB value is 17, 50, 59: 17 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11323B?

The complementary color is #3B1A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11323B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11323B color

#11323B rgb(17, 50, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #11323B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.6% green and 23.1% blue (17, 50, 59).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 55% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#11323B color codes

HEX	`#11323B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 50, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 55%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 71%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 15%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, -8.65, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 12.68, 226.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.161, 2.716, 4.547)`
Decimal	`1126971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11323B, 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 #11323B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11323B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #11323B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11323b; }
.text { color: #11323b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11323b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 50 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11323b, #111d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #11323B?: #11323B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11323B?: The RGB value is 17, 50, 59: 17 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11323B?: The complementary color is #3B1A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11323B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.