What color is #11091F?

#11091F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11091F?

The RGB value is 17, 9, 31: 17 red, 9 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11091F?

The complementary color is #171F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11091F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11091F color

#11091F rgb(17, 9, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #11091F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.5% green and 12.2% blue (17, 9, 31).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 55% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#11091F color codes

HEX	`#11091F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 9, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 55%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 71%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 71%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.73, 7.5, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.73, 14.33, 301.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.576, 0.413, 1.346)`
Decimal	`1116447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11091F, 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 #11091F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11091F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #11091F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11091f; }
.text { color: #11091f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11091f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 9 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11091f, #1c091f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #11091F?: #11091F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11091F?: The RGB value is 17, 9, 31: 17 red, 9 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11091F?: The complementary color is #171F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11091F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.