What color is #111018?

#111018 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111018?

The RGB value is 17, 16, 24: 17 red, 16 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111018?

The complementary color is #171810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111018 color

#111018 rgb(17, 16, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #111018 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.3% green and 9.4% blue (17, 16, 24).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 20% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#111018 color codes

HEX	`#111018`
RGB	`rgb(17, 16, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 20%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 33%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.02, 2.18, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.02, 5.27, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.581, 0.556, 0.941)`
Decimal	`1118232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111018, 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 #111018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #111018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111018; }
.text { color: #111018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 16 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111018, #151018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #111018?: #111018 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111018?: The RGB value is 17, 16, 24: 17 red, 16 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111018?: The complementary color is #171810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.