What color is #111E1E?

#111E1E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111E1E?

The RGB value is 17, 30, 30: 17 red, 30 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111E1E?

The complementary color is #1E1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111E1E color

#111E1E rgb(17, 30, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #111E1E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 11.8% green and 11.8% blue (17, 30, 30).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#111E1E color codes

HEX	`#111E1E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 30, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 11.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.12, -5.65, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.12, 5.93, 197.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 1.141, 1.399)`
Decimal	`1121822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111E1E, 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 #111E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #111E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111e1e; }
.text { color: #111e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 30 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111e1e, #11181e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #111E1E?: #111E1E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111E1E?: The RGB value is 17, 30, 30: 17 red, 30 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111E1E?: The complementary color is #1E1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.