What color is #113246?

#113246 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113246?

The RGB value is 17, 50, 70: 17 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113246?

The complementary color is #462511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113246 color

#113246 rgb(17, 50, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #113246 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.6% green and 27.5% blue (17, 50, 70).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#113246 color codes

HEX	`#113246`
RGB	`rgb(17, 50, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.4, -4.35, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.4, 16.54, 254.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.477, 2.842, 6.211)`
Decimal	`1126982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113246, 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 #113246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #113246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113246; }
.text { color: #113246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 50 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113246, #111746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #113246?: #113246 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113246?: The RGB value is 17, 50, 70: 17 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113246?: The complementary color is #462511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.