What color is #111314?

#111314 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111314?

The RGB value is 17, 19, 20: 17 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111314?

The complementary color is #141211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111314 color

#111314 rgb(17, 19, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #111314 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.5% green and 7.8% blue (17, 19, 20).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#111314 color codes

HEX	`#111314`
RGB	`rgb(17, 19, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 15%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.74, -0.56, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.74, 1.04, 237.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.59, 0.635, 0.753)`
Decimal	`1118996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111314, 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 #111314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #111314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111314; }
.text { color: #111314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 19 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111314, #111114); }

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Questions

What color is #111314?: #111314 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111314?: The RGB value is 17, 19, 20: 17 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111314?: The complementary color is #141211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.