What color is #111301?

#111301 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111301?

The RGB value is 17, 19, 1: 17 red, 19 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111301?

The complementary color is #030113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111301?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111301 color

#111301 rgb(17, 19, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #111301 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.5% green and 0.4% blue (17, 19, 1).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 90% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#111301 color codes

HEX	`#111301`
RGB	`rgb(17, 19, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 90%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 95%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 95%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.3, -3.63, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.3, 8.3, 115.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.47, 0.587, 0.117)`
Decimal	`1118977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111301, 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 #111301	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111301 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #111301 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111301; }
.text { color: #111301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111301; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 19 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111301, #081301); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111301?: #111301 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111301?: The RGB value is 17, 19, 1: 17 red, 19 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111301?: The complementary color is #030113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111301?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.