What color is #110E04?

#110E04 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110E04?

The RGB value is 17, 14, 4: 17 red, 14 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110E04?

The complementary color is #040711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110E04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110E04 color

#110E04 rgb(17, 14, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #110E04 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.5% green and 1.6% blue (17, 14, 4).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 62% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 76% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#110E04 color codes

HEX	`#110E04`
RGB	`rgb(17, 14, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.5%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 62%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 76%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 76%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.99, -0.41, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.99, 4.35, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.41, 0.442, 0.179)`
Decimal	`1117700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110E04, 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 #110E04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110E04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #110E04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110e04; }
.text { color: #110e04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110e04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 14 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110e04, #0d1104); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #110E04?: #110E04 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110E04?: The RGB value is 17, 14, 4: 17 red, 14 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110E04?: The complementary color is #040711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110E04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.