What color is #111B1C?

#111B1C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111B1C?

The RGB value is 17, 27, 28: 17 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111B1C?

The complementary color is #1C1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111B1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111B1C color

#111B1C rgb(17, 27, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #111B1C is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 10.6% green and 11% blue (17, 27, 28).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#111B1C color codes

HEX	`#111B1C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 27, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 10.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 39%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.88, -4.17, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.88, 4.7, 207.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.833, 0.987, 1.245)`
Decimal	`1121052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111B1C, 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 #111B1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111B1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #111B1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111b1c; }
.text { color: #111b1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111b1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 27 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111b1c, #11151c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #111B1C?: #111B1C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111B1C?: The RGB value is 17, 27, 28: 17 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111B1C?: The complementary color is #1C1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111B1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.