What color is #111F15?

#111F15 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111F15?

The RGB value is 17, 31, 21: 17 red, 31 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111F15?

The complementary color is #1F111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111F15 color

#111F15 rgb(17, 31, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #111F15 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.2% green and 8.2% blue (17, 31, 21).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#111F15 color codes

HEX	`#111F15`
RGB	`rgb(17, 31, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 45%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 32%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.21, -8.92, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.21, 10.18, 151.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.856, 1.153, 0.887)`
Decimal	`1122069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111F15, 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 #111F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #111F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111f15; }
.text { color: #111f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 31 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111f15, #111f1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #111F15?: #111F15 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111F15?: The RGB value is 17, 31, 21: 17 red, 31 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111F15?: The complementary color is #1F111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.