What color is #110917?

#110917 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110917?

The RGB value is 17, 9, 23: 17 red, 9 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110917?

The complementary color is #0F1709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110917 color

#110917 rgb(17, 9, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #110917 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.5% green and 9% blue (17, 9, 23).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 44% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#110917 color codes

HEX	`#110917`
RGB	`rgb(17, 9, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 44%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 61%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 61%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.4, 5.15, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.4, 8.22, 308.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.483, 0.376, 0.858)`
Decimal	`1116439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110917, 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 #110917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #110917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110917; }
.text { color: #110917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 9 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110917, #170916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #110917?: #110917 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110917?: The RGB value is 17, 9, 23: 17 red, 9 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110917?: The complementary color is #0F1709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.