What color is #111814?

#111814 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 #111814?

The RGB value is 17, 24, 20: 17 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111814?

The complementary color is #181115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111814 color

#111814 rgb(17, 24, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #111814 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9.4% green and 7.8% blue (17, 24, 20).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 17% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#111814 color codes

HEX	`#111814`
RGB	`rgb(17, 24, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 17%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 29%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.43, -4.02, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.43, 4.32, 158.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.684, 0.823, 0.784)`
Decimal	`1120276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111814, 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 #111814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #111814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111814; }
.text { color: #111814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 24 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111814, #111817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111814?: #111814 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 #111814?: The RGB value is 17, 24, 20: 17 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111814?: The complementary color is #181115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.