What color is #110F04?

#110F04 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 #110F04?

The RGB value is 17, 15, 4: 17 red, 15 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110F04?

The complementary color is #040611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110F04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110F04 color

#110F04 rgb(17, 15, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #110F04 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.9% green and 1.6% blue (17, 15, 4).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 62% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 76% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#110F04 color codes

HEX	`#110F04`
RGB	`rgb(17, 15, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.9%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 62%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 76%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 76%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.24, -0.92, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.24, 4.78, 101.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.424, 0.47, 0.183)`
Decimal	`1117956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110F04, 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 #110F04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110F04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #110F04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110f04; }
.text { color: #110f04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110f04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 15 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110f04, #0c1104); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #110F04?: #110F04 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 #110F04?: The RGB value is 17, 15, 4: 17 red, 15 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110F04?: The complementary color is #040611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110F04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.