What color is #111714?

#111714 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111714?

The RGB value is 17, 23, 20: 17 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111714?

The complementary color is #171114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111714 color

#111714 rgb(17, 23, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #111714 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9% green and 7.8% blue (17, 23, 20).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#111714 color codes

HEX	`#111714`
RGB	`rgb(17, 23, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 13%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.07, -3.27, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.07, 3.44, 162.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.664, 0.782, 0.778)`
Decimal	`1120020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111714, 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 #111714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #111714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111714; }
.text { color: #111714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 23 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111714, #111717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111714?: #111714 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111714?: The RGB value is 17, 23, 20: 17 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111714?: The complementary color is #171114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.