What color is #110F0F?

#110F0F is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110F0F?

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

What is the complementary color of #110F0F?

The complementary color is #0F1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110F0F color

#110F0F rgb(17, 15, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #110F0F is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#110F0F color codes

HEX	`#110F0F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 15, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.47, 0.71, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.47, 0.76, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.488, 0.495, 0.522)`
Decimal	`1117967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110F0F, 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 #110F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #110F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110f0f; }
.text { color: #110f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 15 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110f0f, #11100f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #110F0F?: #110F0F is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110F0F?: The RGB value is 17, 15, 15: 17 red, 15 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110F0F?: The complementary color is #0F1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.