What color is #11131A?

#11131A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11131A?

The RGB value is 17, 19, 26: 17 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11131A?

The complementary color is #1A1811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11131A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11131A color

#11131A rgb(17, 19, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #11131A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.5% green and 10.2% blue (17, 19, 26).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 21% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#11131A color codes

HEX	`#11131A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 19, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 21%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 35%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 27%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.96, 0.97, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.96, 5.08, 280.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.65, 0.659, 1.07)`
Decimal	`1119002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11131A, 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 #11131A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11131A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #11131A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11131a; }
.text { color: #11131a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11131a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 19 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11131a, #13111a); }

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Questions

What color is #11131A?: #11131A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11131A?: The RGB value is 17, 19, 26: 17 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11131A?: The complementary color is #1A1811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11131A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.