What color is #110A0C?

#110A0C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110A0C?

The RGB value is 17, 10, 12: 17 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110A0C?

The complementary color is #0A110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110A0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110A0C color

#110A0C rgb(17, 10, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #110A0C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 3.9% green and 4.7% blue (17, 10, 12).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 26% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 29% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#110A0C color codes

HEX	`#110A0C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 10, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 3.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 26%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 41%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.28, 2.51, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.28, 2.51, 359.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.406, 0.363, 0.396)`
Decimal	`1116684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110A0C, 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 #110A0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110A0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #110A0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110a0c; }
.text { color: #110a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110a0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 10 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110a0c, #110b0a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #110A0C?: #110A0C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110A0C?: The RGB value is 17, 10, 12: 17 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110A0C?: The complementary color is #0A110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110A0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.