What color is #110B0E?

#110B0E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110B0E?

The RGB value is 17, 11, 14: 17 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110B0E?

The complementary color is #0B110E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110B0E color

#110B0E rgb(17, 11, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #110B0E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 4.3% green and 5.5% blue (17, 11, 14).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 18% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#110B0E color codes

HEX	`#110B0E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 11, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 4.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 35%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.52, 2.42, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.52, 2.5, 345.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.43, 0.39, 0.468)`
Decimal	`1116942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110B0E, 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 #110B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #110B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110b0e; }
.text { color: #110b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 11 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110b0e, #110b0b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #110B0E?: #110B0E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110B0E?: The RGB value is 17, 11, 14: 17 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110B0E?: The complementary color is #0B110E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.