What color is #111414?

#111414 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111414?

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

What is the complementary color of #111414?

The complementary color is #141111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111414 color

#111414 rgb(17, 20, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #111414 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cursed Black (#131313), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#111414 color codes

HEX	`#111414`
RGB	`rgb(17, 20, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.05, -1.2, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.05, 1.27, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.608, 0.67, 0.759)`
Decimal	`1119252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111414, 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 #111414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #111414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111414; }
.text { color: #111414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 20 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111414, #111214); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #111414?: #111414 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111414?: The RGB value is 17, 20, 20: 17 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111414?: The complementary color is #141111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.