#111827 · Ink

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#111827 is a dark, muted blue color, closest to Ink and near Ink and Licorice. In OKLCH it has 21% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 265°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #111827 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#111827
RGBrgb(17, 24, 39)
HSLhsl(221, 39%, 11%)
CMYK56, 38, 0, 85
CSS var--ink
Contrast17.74:1 white · 1.18:1 black

Similar named colors

Ink #0B1E33Licorice #1A1110Raisin #242124Obsidian #0B0B0BSpace #1D2951

How to use #111827

White text passes WCAG AA on #111827 (17.74:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #111827 with its analogous neighbors #112327 and #151127; for contrast use its complement #272011 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--ink: #111827;

Shades & tints

#030508#070A10#0A0E17#0E131F#111827#414652#70747D#A0A3A9#CFD1D4

Color harmonies for #111827

Complementary

#111827#272011

Analogous

#111827#112327#151127

Triadic

#111827#271118#182711

Split complementary

#111827#271511#232711

Tetradic

#111827#271123#272011#112715

Palettes with #111827