What color is #111100?

#111100 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111100?

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

What is the complementary color of #111100?

The complementary color is #000011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111100 color

#111100 rgb(17, 17, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #111100 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (17, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#111100 color codes

HEX	`#111100`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.7, -2.57, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.7, 7.45, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.432, 0.52, 0.078)`
Decimal	`1118464`
Short hex	`#110`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111100, 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 #111100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #111100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111100; }
.text { color: #111100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111100, #091100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #111100?: #111100 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111100?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 0: 17 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111100?: The complementary color is #000011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.