What color is #110405?

#110405 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110405?

The RGB value is 17, 4, 5: 17 red, 4 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110405?

The complementary color is #041110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110405 color

#110405 rgb(17, 4, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #110405 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 1.6% green and 2% blue (17, 4, 5).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 62% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 71% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#110405 color codes

HEX	`#110405`
RGB	`rgb(17, 4, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 1.6%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 62%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 76%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 71%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.96, 3.92, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.96, 4.04, 13.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.302, 0.217, 0.17)`
Decimal	`1115141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110405, 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 #110405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #110405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110405; }
.text { color: #110405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 4 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110405, #110904); }

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Questions

What color is #110405?: #110405 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110405?: The RGB value is 17, 4, 5: 17 red, 4 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110405?: The complementary color is #041110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.