What color is #11070C?

#11070C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11070C?

The RGB value is 17, 7, 12: 17 red, 7 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11070C?

The complementary color is #07110C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11070C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11070C color

#11070C rgb(17, 7, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #11070C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 2.7% green and 4.7% blue (17, 7, 12).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 42% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 29% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.82:1).

#11070C color codes

HEX	`#11070C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 7, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 2.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 42%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 59%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.69, 3.71, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.69, 3.81, 346.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.374, 0.298, 0.386)`
Decimal	`1115916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11070C, 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 #11070C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11070C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #11070C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11070c; }
.text { color: #11070c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11070c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 7 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11070c, #110707); }

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Questions

What color is #11070C?: #11070C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11070C?: The RGB value is 17, 7, 12: 17 red, 7 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11070C?: The complementary color is #07110C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11070C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.