What color is #11120F?

#11120F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11120F?

The RGB value is 17, 18, 15: 17 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11120F?

The complementary color is #100F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11120F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11120F color

#11120F rgb(17, 18, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #11120F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.1% green and 5.9% blue (17, 18, 15).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#11120F color codes

HEX	`#11120F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 18, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 17%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.3, -0.96, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.3, 1.74, 123.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.534, 0.586, 0.537)`
Decimal	`1118735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11120F, 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 #11120F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11120F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	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 #11120F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11120f; }
.text { color: #11120f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11120f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 18 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11120f, #0f120f); }

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Questions

What color is #11120F?: #11120F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11120F?: The RGB value is 17, 18, 15: 17 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11120F?: The complementary color is #100F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11120F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.