What color is #111116?

#111116 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111116?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 22: 17 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111116?

The complementary color is #161611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111116 color

#111116 rgb(17, 17, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #111116 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 8.6% blue (17, 17, 22).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#111116 color codes

HEX	`#111116`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 23%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.22, 1.11, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.22, 3.21, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.576, 0.578, 0.84)`
Decimal	`1118486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111116, 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 #111116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #111116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111116; }
.text { color: #111116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111116, #141116); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #111116?: #111116 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111116?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 22: 17 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111116?: The complementary color is #161611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.