What color is #110D14?

#110D14 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110D14?

The RGB value is 17, 13, 20: 17 red, 13 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110D14?

The complementary color is #10140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110D14 color

#110D14 rgb(17, 13, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #110D14 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.1% green and 7.8% blue (17, 13, 20).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 21% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#110D14 color codes

HEX	`#110D14`
RGB	`rgb(17, 13, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 21%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 35%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.13, 2.72, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.13, 4.22, 310.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.501, 0.458, 0.724)`
Decimal	`1117460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110D14, 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 #110D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #110D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110d14; }
.text { color: #110d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 13 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110d14, #140d14); }

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Questions

What color is #110D14?: #110D14 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110D14?: The RGB value is 17, 13, 20: 17 red, 13 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110D14?: The complementary color is #10140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.