What color is #110E25?

#110E25 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110E25?

The RGB value is 17, 14, 37: 17 red, 14 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110E25?

The complementary color is #22250E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110E25 color

#110E25 rgb(17, 14, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #110E25 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.5% green and 14.5% blue (17, 14, 37).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#110E25 color codes

HEX	`#110E25`
RGB	`rgb(17, 14, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 62%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.12, 7.51, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.12, 16.54, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.722, 0.567, 1.821)`
Decimal	`1117733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110E25, 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 #110E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #110E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110e25; }
.text { color: #110e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 14 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110e25, #1d0e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #110E25?: #110E25 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110E25?: The RGB value is 17, 14, 37: 17 red, 14 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110E25?: The complementary color is #22250E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.