What color is #011115?

#011115 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011115?

The RGB value is 1, 17, 21: 1 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011115?

The complementary color is #150501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011115 color

#011115 rgb(1, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #011115 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (1, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 91% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

#011115 color codes

HEX	`#011115`
RGB	`rgb(1, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 91%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 95%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 19%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.17, -3.7, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.17, 5.43, 227.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.348, 0.461, 0.78)`
Decimal	`69909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011115, 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 #011115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #011115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011115; }
.text { color: #011115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011115, #010715); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #011115?: #011115 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011115?: The RGB value is 1, 17, 21: 1 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011115?: The complementary color is #150501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.