What color is #11190B?

#11190B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11190B?

The RGB value is 17, 25, 11: 17 red, 25 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11190B?

The complementary color is #130B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11190B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11190B color

#11190B rgb(17, 25, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #11190B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9.8% green and 4.3% blue (17, 25, 11).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 39% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#11190B color codes

HEX	`#11190B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 25, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 39%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 56%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 56%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.57, -6.47, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.57, 9.31, 133.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.639, 0.839, 0.445)`
Decimal	`1120523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11190B, 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 #11190B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11190B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #11190B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11190b; }
.text { color: #11190b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11190b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 25 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11190b, #0b190c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #11190B?: #11190B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11190B?: The RGB value is 17, 25, 11: 17 red, 25 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11190B?: The complementary color is #130B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11190B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.