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#11112E closest to Squid’s Ink

#11112E is a very dark black; the closest named color is Squid’s Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(17, 17, 46)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 46% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 63% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #11112E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.37:1.

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Variations of #11112E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

11112E0D0D2709091F06061804041202020B010106000002000001000000

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

11112E232541383A544D506864677C7C7E919597A6AEB0BCC8CAD2E3E4E8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

11112E1A1B3624263E2E3046393B4E4446574F515F5B5C6767686F737478

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#11112E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

11112E2E2E11
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

11112E2E2011202E11
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

11112E2E1111112E11
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

11112E2E112E2E2E11112E11
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

11112E2E11202E2E11112E20
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#11112E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #11112E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #02132D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #04162F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #07142F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #02132D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #07132E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #06171D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0E1427
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #141414
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #14141D

#11112E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.37:1 Super#11112E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.14:1 Very poor#11112E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#11112E in CSS

/* Squid’s Ink */
.color { color: #11112E; }
.background { background-color: #11112E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #11112E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(17 17 46);
color: hsl(240 46% 12%);
color: oklch(0.197 0.057 279.9);

#11112E FAQ

What color is #11112E?

#11112E is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #11112E?

#11112E is rgb(17, 17, 46) in RGB, hsl(240, 46%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(63%, 63%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #11112E?

The complementary color of #11112E is #2E2E11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #11112E?

White text has the best contrast on #11112E: 18.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #11112E a warm or cool color?

#11112E is a cool color.