What color is #111111?

#111111 is a black known as Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dreamless Sleep?

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

What is the complementary color of Dreamless Sleep?

The complementary color is #111111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dreamless Sleep color: hex code #111111

#111111 rgb(17, 17, 17)

Shades of black

Dreamless Sleep has the hex code #111111. It is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

Dreamless Sleep (#111111) color codes

HEX	`#111111`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.06, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.06, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.533, 0.561, 0.61)`
Decimal	`1118481`
Short hex	`#111`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dreamless Sleep, 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 #111111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #111111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111111; }
.text { color: #111111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111111, #111111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #111111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #111111?: #111111 is a black known as Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dreamless Sleep?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 17: 17 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dreamless Sleep?: The complementary color is #111111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.