What color is #110A03?

#110A03 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110A03?

The RGB value is 17, 10, 3: 17 red, 10 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110A03?

The complementary color is #030A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110A03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110A03 color

#110A03 rgb(17, 10, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #110A03 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.9% green and 1.2% blue (17, 10, 3).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 70% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 82% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

#110A03 color codes

HEX	`#110A03`
RGB	`rgb(17, 10, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 70%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 82%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 82%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.1, 1.24, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.1, 3.65, 70.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.343, 0.134)`
Decimal	`1116675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110A03, 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 #110A03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110A03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	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 #110A03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110a03; }
.text { color: #110a03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110a03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 10 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110a03, #111103); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #110A03?: #110A03 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110A03?: The RGB value is 17, 10, 3: 17 red, 10 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110A03?: The complementary color is #030A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110A03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.