What color is #110810?

#110810 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110810?

The RGB value is 17, 8, 16: 17 red, 8 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110810?

The complementary color is #081109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110810?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110810 color

#110810 rgb(17, 8, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #110810 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.1% green and 6.3% blue (17, 8, 16).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 6% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#110810 color codes

HEX	`#110810`
RGB	`rgb(17, 8, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 6%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.98, 4, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.98, 4.7, 328.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.412, 0.33, 0.532)`
Decimal	`1116176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110810, 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 #110810	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110810 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #110810 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110810; }
.text { color: #110810; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110810; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 8 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110810, #11080b); }

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Questions

What color is #110810?: #110810 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110810?: The RGB value is 17, 8, 16: 17 red, 8 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110810?: The complementary color is #081109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110810?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.