What color is #110011?

#110011 is a black known as Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glossy Black?

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

What is the complementary color of Glossy Black?

The complementary color is #001100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glossy Black color: hex code #110011

#110011 rgb(17, 0, 17)

Shades of black

Glossy Black has the hex code #110011. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (17, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.35:1).

Glossy Black (#110011) color codes

HEX	`#110011`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.44, 7.4, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.44, 9.09, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.332, 0.16, 0.544)`
Decimal	`1114129`
Short hex	`#101`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glossy Black, 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 #110011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.35:1	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 #110011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110011; }
.text { color: #110011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110011, #110009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #110011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #110011?: #110011 is a black known as Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glossy Black?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 17: 17 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glossy Black?: The complementary color is #001100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.