What color is #110F05?

#110F05 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 #110F05?

The RGB value is 17, 15, 5: 17 red, 15 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110F05?

The complementary color is #050711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110F05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110F05 color

#110F05 rgb(17, 15, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #110F05 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.9% green and 2% blue (17, 15, 5).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 55% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 71% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#110F05 color codes

HEX	`#110F05`
RGB	`rgb(17, 15, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 55%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 71%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 71%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.26, -0.78, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.26, 4.39, 100.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.429, 0.472, 0.212)`
Decimal	`1117957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110F05, 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 #110F05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110F05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #110F05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110f05; }
.text { color: #110f05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110f05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 15 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110f05, #0d1105); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #110F05?: #110F05 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 #110F05?: The RGB value is 17, 15, 5: 17 red, 15 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110F05?: The complementary color is #050711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110F05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.