What color is #010511?

#010511 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010511?

The RGB value is 1, 5, 17: 1 red, 5 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010511?

The complementary color is #110D01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010511 color

#010511 rgb(1, 5, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #010511 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 2% green and 6.7% blue (1, 5, 17).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.37:1).

#010511 color codes

HEX	`#010511`
RGB	`rgb(1, 5, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 71%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.4, 0.83, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.4, 5.53, 278.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.168, 0.155, 0.551)`
Decimal	`66833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010511, 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 #010511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.37:1	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 #010511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010511; }
.text { color: #010511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 5 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010511, #050111); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010511?: #010511 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010511?: The RGB value is 1, 5, 17: 1 red, 5 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010511?: The complementary color is #110D01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.