What color is #11001E?

#11001E 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 #11001E?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 30: 17 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11001E?

The complementary color is #0D1E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11001E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11001E color

#11001E rgb(17, 0, 30)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 11.8% blue (17, 0, 30).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#11001E color codes

HEX	`#11001E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 100%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.92, 10.78, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.92, 17.79, 307.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.465, 0.213, 1.245)`
Decimal	`1114142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11001E, 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 #11001E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11001E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #11001E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11001e; }
.text { color: #11001e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11001e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11001e, #1e001c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #11001E?: #11001E 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 #11001E?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 30: 17 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11001E?: The complementary color is #0D1E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11001E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.