What color is #110B0C?

#110B0C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110B0C?

The RGB value is 17, 11, 12: 17 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110B0C?

The complementary color is #0B1110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110B0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110B0C color

#110B0C rgb(17, 11, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #110B0C is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 4.3% green and 4.7% blue (17, 11, 12).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.5:1).

#110B0C color codes

HEX	`#110B0C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 11, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 4.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 35%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.48, 2.1, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.48, 2.12, 7.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.417, 0.385, 0.4)`
Decimal	`1116940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110B0C, 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 #110B0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110B0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.5:1	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 #110B0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110b0c; }
.text { color: #110b0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110b0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 11 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110b0c, #110d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #110B0C?: #110B0C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110B0C?: The RGB value is 17, 11, 12: 17 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110B0C?: The complementary color is #0B1110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110B0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.