What color is #11121E?

#11121E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11121E?

The RGB value is 17, 18, 30: 17 red, 18 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11121E?

The complementary color is #1E1D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11121E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11121E color

#11121E rgb(17, 18, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #11121E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.1% green and 11.8% blue (17, 18, 30).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#11121E color codes

HEX	`#11121E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 18, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.83, 2.79, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.83, 8.73, 288.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.682, 0.646, 1.317)`
Decimal	`1118750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11121E, 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 #11121E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11121E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #11121E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11121e; }
.text { color: #11121e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11121e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 18 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11121e, #16111e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #11121E?: #11121E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11121E?: The RGB value is 17, 18, 30: 17 red, 18 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11121E?: The complementary color is #1E1D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11121E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.