What color is #110803?

#110803 is a black, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110803?

The RGB value is 17, 8, 3: 17 red, 8 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110803?

The complementary color is #030C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110803?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110803 color

#110803 rgb(17, 8, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #110803 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.1% green and 1.2% blue (17, 8, 3).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 70% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 82% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#110803 color codes

HEX	`#110803`
RGB	`rgb(17, 8, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.1%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 70%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 82%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 82%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.7, 2.04, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.7, 3.51, 54.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.334, 0.299, 0.126)`
Decimal	`1116163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110803, 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 #110803	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110803 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #110803 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110803; }
.text { color: #110803; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110803; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 8 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110803, #110f03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #110803?: #110803 is a black, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110803?: The RGB value is 17, 8, 3: 17 red, 8 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110803?: The complementary color is #030C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110803?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.