What color is #111203?

#111203 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111203?

The RGB value is 17, 18, 3: 17 red, 18 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111203?

The complementary color is #040312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111203?

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.

#111203 color

#111203 rgb(17, 18, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #111203 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.1% green and 1.2% blue (17, 18, 3).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 71% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#111203 color codes

HEX	`#111203`
RGB	`rgb(17, 18, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.1%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 71%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 83%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 83%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.04, -2.74, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.04, 6.84, 113.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.464, 0.558, 0.169)`
Decimal	`1118723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111203, 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 #111203	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111203 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 #111203 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111203; }
.text { color: #111203; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111203; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 18 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111203, #0a1203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111203?: #111203 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111203?: The RGB value is 17, 18, 3: 17 red, 18 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111203?: The complementary color is #040312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111203?: 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.