What color is #111003?

#111003 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111003?

The RGB value is 17, 16, 3: 17 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111003?

The complementary color is #030411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111003?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111003 color

#111003 rgb(17, 16, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #111003 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.3% green and 1.2% blue (17, 16, 3).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 70% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 82% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#111003 color codes

HEX	`#111003`
RGB	`rgb(17, 16, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 70%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 82%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 82%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, -1.59, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 5.68, 106.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.433, 0.496, 0.159)`
Decimal	`1118211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111003, 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 #111003	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111003 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	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 #111003 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111003; }
.text { color: #111003; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111003; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 16 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111003, #0b1103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #111003?: #111003 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111003?: The RGB value is 17, 16, 3: 17 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111003?: The complementary color is #030411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111003?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.