What color is #011211?

#011211 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011211?

The RGB value is 1, 18, 17: 1 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011211?

The complementary color is #120102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011211 color

#011211 rgb(1, 18, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #011211 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 7.1% green and 6.7% blue (1, 18, 17).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.16:1).

#011211 color codes

HEX	`#011211`
RGB	`rgb(1, 18, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 7.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 6%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.33, -5.15, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.33, 5.29, 193.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.33, 0.479, 0.605)`
Decimal	`70161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011211, 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 #011211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #011211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011211; }
.text { color: #011211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 18 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011211, #010a12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #011211?: #011211 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011211?: The RGB value is 1, 18, 17: 1 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011211?: The complementary color is #120102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.