What color is #110101?

#110101 is a black known as Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Matter?

The RGB value is 17, 1, 1: 17 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Matter?

The complementary color is #011111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Matter color: hex code #110101

#110101 rgb(17, 1, 1)

Shades of black

Dark Matter has the hex code #110101. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0.4% green and 0.4% blue (17, 1, 1).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 94% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

Dark Matter (#110101) color codes

HEX	`#110101`
RGB	`rgb(17, 1, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.29, 4.57, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.29, 4.84, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.248, 0.143, 0.043)`
Decimal	`1114369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Matter, 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 #110101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #110101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110101; }
.text { color: #110101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 1 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110101, #110901); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #110101 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #110101?: #110101 is a black known as Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Matter?: The RGB value is 17, 1, 1: 17 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Matter?: The complementary color is #011111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.