What color is #111918?

#111918 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111918?

The RGB value is 17, 25, 24: 17 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111918?

The complementary color is #191112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111918 color

#111918 rgb(17, 25, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #111918 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9.8% green and 9.4% blue (17, 25, 24).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#111918 color codes

HEX	`#111918`
RGB	`rgb(17, 25, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.95, -3.81, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.95, 3.85, 187.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.744, 0.88, 0.995)`
Decimal	`1120536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111918, 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 #111918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #111918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111918; }
.text { color: #111918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 25 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111918, #111619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111918?: #111918 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111918?: The RGB value is 17, 25, 24: 17 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111918?: The complementary color is #191112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.