What color is #111513?

#111513 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111513?

The RGB value is 17, 21, 19: 17 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111513?

The complementary color is #151113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111513 color

#111513 rgb(17, 21, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #111513 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 8.2% green and 7.5% blue (17, 21, 19).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#111513 color codes

HEX	`#111513`
RGB	`rgb(17, 21, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 8.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.35, -2.08, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.35, 2.18, 162.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.617, 0.703, 0.719)`
Decimal	`1119507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111513, 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 #111513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #111513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111513; }
.text { color: #111513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 21 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111513, #111515); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111513?: #111513 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111513?: The RGB value is 17, 21, 19: 17 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111513?: The complementary color is #151113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.