What color is #11110C?

#11110C 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 #11110C?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 12: 17 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11110C?

The complementary color is #0C0C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11110C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11110C color

#11110C rgb(17, 17, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #11110C is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 4.7% blue (17, 17, 12).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#11110C color codes

HEX	`#11110C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.94, -0.88, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.94, 2.56, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.498, 0.547, 0.427)`
Decimal	`1118476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11110C, 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 #11110C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11110C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #11110C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11110c; }
.text { color: #11110c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11110c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11110c, #0f110c); }

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Questions

What color is #11110C?: #11110C 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 #11110C?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 12: 17 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11110C?: The complementary color is #0C0C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11110C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.