What color is #111A0F?

#111A0F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111A0F?

The RGB value is 17, 26, 15: 17 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111A0F?

The complementary color is #180F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111A0F color

#111A0F rgb(17, 26, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #111A0F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 10.2% green and 5.9% blue (17, 26, 15).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#111A0F color codes

HEX	`#111A0F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 26, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 10.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 42%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 42%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.06, -6.61, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.06, 8.59, 140.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 0.892, 0.588)`
Decimal	`1120783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111A0F, 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 #111A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #111A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111a0f; }
.text { color: #111a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 26 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111a0f, #0f1a13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111A0F?: #111A0F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111A0F?: The RGB value is 17, 26, 15: 17 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111A0F?: The complementary color is #180F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.