What color is #111F0A?

#111F0A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111F0A?

The RGB value is 17, 31, 10: 17 red, 31 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111F0A?

The complementary color is #180A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111F0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111F0A color

#111F0A rgb(17, 31, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #111F0A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.2% green and 3.9% blue (17, 31, 10).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 51% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#111F0A color codes

HEX	`#111F0A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 31, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 51%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 68%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 68%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.96, -11.15, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.96, 15.36, 136.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.776, 1.121, 0.463)`
Decimal	`1122058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111F0A, 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 #111F0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111F0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #111F0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111f0a; }
.text { color: #111f0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111f0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 31 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111f0a, #0a1f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #111F0A?: #111F0A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111F0A?: The RGB value is 17, 31, 10: 17 red, 31 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111F0A?: The complementary color is #180A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111F0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.