What color is #111318?

#111318 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111318?

The RGB value is 17, 19, 24: 17 red, 19 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111318?

The complementary color is #181611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111318 color

#111318 rgb(17, 19, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #111318 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.5% green and 9.4% blue (17, 19, 24).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#111318 color codes

HEX	`#111318`
RGB	`rgb(17, 19, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.88, 0.42, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.88, 3.57, 276.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.629, 0.651, 0.956)`
Decimal	`1119000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111318, 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 #111318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #111318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111318; }
.text { color: #111318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 19 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111318, #121118); }

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Questions

What color is #111318?: #111318 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111318?: The RGB value is 17, 19, 24: 17 red, 19 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111318?: The complementary color is #181611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.