What color is #113F71?

#113F71 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113F71?

The RGB value is 17, 63, 113: 17 red, 63 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113F71?

The complementary color is #714311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113F71 color

#113F71 rgb(17, 63, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #113F71 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 24.7% green and 44.3% blue (17, 63, 113).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 74% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#113F71 color codes

HEX	`#113F71`
RGB	`rgb(17, 63, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 24.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 74%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 85%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 44%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, 4.66, -33.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 33.5, 278)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.988, 4.866, 16.296)`
Decimal	`1130353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113F71, 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 #113F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #113F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113f71; }
.text { color: #113f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 63 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113f71, #131171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #113F71?: #113F71 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113F71?: The RGB value is 17, 63, 113: 17 red, 63 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113F71?: The complementary color is #714311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.