What color is #110900?

#110900 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110900?

The RGB value is 17, 9, 0: 17 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110900?

The complementary color is #000811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110900 color

#110900 rgb(17, 9, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #110900 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.5% green and 0% blue (17, 9, 0).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 100% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#110900 color codes

HEX	`#110900`
RGB	`rgb(17, 9, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.84, 1.22, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.84, 4.45, 74.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.329, 0.315, 0.043)`
Decimal	`1116416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110900, 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 #110900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	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 #110900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110900; }
.text { color: #110900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 9 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110900, #111100); }

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Questions

What color is #110900?: #110900 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110900?: The RGB value is 17, 9, 0: 17 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110900?: The complementary color is #000811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.