What color is #110B19?

#110B19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110B19?

The RGB value is 17, 11, 25: 17 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110B19?

The complementary color is #13190B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110B19 color

#110B19 rgb(17, 11, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #110B19 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 4.3% green and 9.8% blue (17, 11, 25).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 39% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#110B19 color codes

HEX	`#110B19`
RGB	`rgb(17, 11, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 4.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 39%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 56%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 56%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.87, 4.87, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.87, 8.74, 303.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.526, 0.429, 0.975)`
Decimal	`1116953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110B19, 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 #110B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #110B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110b19; }
.text { color: #110b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 11 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110b19, #180b19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #110B19?: #110B19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110B19?: The RGB value is 17, 11, 25: 17 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110B19?: The complementary color is #13190B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.