What color is #110926?

#110926 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110926?

The RGB value is 17, 9, 38: 17 red, 9 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110926?

The complementary color is #1E2609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110926 color

#110926 rgb(17, 9, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #110926 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.5% green and 14.9% blue (17, 9, 38).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 62% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#110926 color codes

HEX	`#110926`
RGB	`rgb(17, 9, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 62%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 76%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.11, 10.1, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.11, 19.84, 300.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.679, 0.454, 1.885)`
Decimal	`1116454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110926, 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 #110926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #110926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110926; }
.text { color: #110926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 9 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110926, #1f0926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #110926?: #110926 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110926?: The RGB value is 17, 9, 38: 17 red, 9 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110926?: The complementary color is #1E2609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.