What color is #11100B?

#11100B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11100B?

The RGB value is 17, 16, 11: 17 red, 16 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11100B?

The complementary color is #0B0C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11100B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11100B color

#11100B rgb(17, 16, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #11100B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.3% green and 4.3% blue (17, 16, 11).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#11100B color codes

HEX	`#11100B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 16, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 35%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.64, -0.48, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.64, 2.46, 101.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.477, 0.514, 0.391)`
Decimal	`1118219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11100B, 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 #11100B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11100B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #11100B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11100b; }
.text { color: #11100b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11100b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 16 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11100b, #0f110b); }

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Questions

What color is #11100B?: #11100B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11100B?: The RGB value is 17, 16, 11: 17 red, 16 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11100B?: The complementary color is #0B0C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11100B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.