What color is #11001B?

#11001B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11001B?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 27: 17 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11001B?

The complementary color is #0A1B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11001B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11001B color

#11001B rgb(17, 0, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #11001B is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 10.6% blue (17, 0, 27).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.2:1).

#11001B color codes

HEX	`#11001B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 100%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.79, 9.85, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.79, 15.47, 309.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.429, 0.198, 1.052)`
Decimal	`1114139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11001B, 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 #11001B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11001B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #11001B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11001b; }
.text { color: #11001b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11001b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11001b, #1b0017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #11001B?: #11001B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11001B?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 27: 17 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11001B?: The complementary color is #0A1B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11001B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.