What color is #111611?

#111611 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111611?

The RGB value is 17, 22, 17: 17 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111611?

The complementary color is #161116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111611 color

#111611 rgb(17, 22, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #111611 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 8.6% green and 6.7% blue (17, 22, 17).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#111611 color codes

HEX	`#111611`
RGB	`rgb(17, 22, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 8.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 23%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.63, -3.19, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.63, 3.92, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.619, 0.733, 0.639)`
Decimal	`1119761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111611, 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 #111611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #111611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111611; }
.text { color: #111611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 22 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111611, #111614); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111611?: #111611 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111611?: The RGB value is 17, 22, 17: 17 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111611?: The complementary color is #161116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.