#111111 · Licorice

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#111111 is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Obsidian. In OKLCH it has 18% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #111111 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 12 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#111111
RGBrgb(17, 17, 17)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 7%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 93
CSS var--licorice
Contrast18.88:1 white · 1.11:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Obsidian #0B0B0BInk #0B1E33Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218

How to use #111111

White text passes WCAG AA on #111111 (18.88:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #111111 with its analogous neighbors #121212 and #121212; for contrast use its complement #121212 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #111111;

Shades & tints

#030303#070707#0A0A0A#0E0E0E#111111#414141#707070#A0A0A0#CFCFCF

Color harmonies for #111111

Complementary

#111111#121212

Analogous

#111111#121212#121212

Triadic

#111111#121212#121212

Split complementary

#111111#121212#121212

Tetradic

#111111#121212#121212#121212

Palettes with #111111