What color is #110F19?

#110F19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110F19?

The RGB value is 17, 15, 25: 17 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110F19?

The complementary color is #17190F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110F19 color

#110F19 rgb(17, 15, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #110F19 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.9% green and 9.8% blue (17, 15, 25).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 25% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#110F19 color codes

HEX	`#110F19`
RGB	`rgb(17, 15, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 25%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 40%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 40%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.8, 2.98, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.8, 6.62, 296.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.577, 0.531, 0.992)`
Decimal	`1117977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110F19, 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 #110F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	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 #110F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110f19; }
.text { color: #110f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 15 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110f19, #160f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #110F19?: #110F19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110F19?: The RGB value is 17, 15, 25: 17 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110F19?: The complementary color is #17190F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.