What color is #111110?

#111110 is a black, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111110?

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

What is the complementary color of #111110?

The complementary color is #101011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111110 color

#111110 rgb(17, 17, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #111110 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dreamless Sleep (#111111), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#111110 color codes

HEX	`#111110`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.04, -0.19, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.04, 0.56, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.525, 0.557, 0.57)`
Decimal	`1118480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111110, 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 #111110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #111110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111110; }
.text { color: #111110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111110, #101110); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #111110?: #111110 is a black, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111110?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 16: 17 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111110?: The complementary color is #101011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.