What color is #11000A?

#11000A is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11000A?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 10: 17 red, 0 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11000A?

The complementary color is #001107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11000A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11000A color

#11000A rgb(17, 0, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #11000A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 3.9% blue (17, 0, 10).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 41% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

#11000A color codes

HEX	`#11000A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 41%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.27, 6.22, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.27, 6.56, 341.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.286, 0.141, 0.299)`
Decimal	`1114122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11000A, 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 #11000A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11000A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	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 #11000A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11000a; }
.text { color: #11000a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11000a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11000a, #110001); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #11000A?: #11000A is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11000A?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 10: 17 red, 0 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11000A?: The complementary color is #001107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11000A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.