What color is #11140F?

#11140F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11140F?

The RGB value is 17, 20, 15: 17 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11140F?

The complementary color is #120F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11140F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11140F color

#11140F rgb(17, 20, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #11140F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.8% green and 5.9% blue (17, 20, 15).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#11140F color codes

HEX	`#11140F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 20, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 25%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.91, -2.21, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.91, 3.22, 133.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.568, 0.654, 0.548)`
Decimal	`1119247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11140F, 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 #11140F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11140F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #11140F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11140f; }
.text { color: #11140f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11140f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 20 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11140f, #0f1410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #11140F?: #11140F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11140F?: The RGB value is 17, 20, 15: 17 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11140F?: The complementary color is #120F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11140F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.