#111318 · Licorice

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#111318 is a dark, muted black color, closest to Licorice and near Licorice and Obsidian. In OKLCH it has 19% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 268°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #111318 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#111318
RGBrgb(17, 19, 24)
HSLhsl(223, 17%, 8%)
CMYK29, 21, 0, 91
CSS var--licorice
Contrast18.58:1 white · 1.13:1 black

Similar named colors

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

How to use #111318

White text passes WCAG AA on #111318 (18.58:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #111318 with its analogous neighbors #111618 and #121118; for contrast use its complement #181611 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #111318;

Shades & tints

#030405#07080A#0A0B0E#0E0F13#111318#414246#707174#A0A1A3#CFD0D1

Color harmonies for #111318

Complementary

#111318#181611

Analogous

#111318#111618#121118

Triadic

#111318#181113#131811

Split complementary

#111318#181211#161811

Tetradic

#111318#181116#181611#111812

Palettes with #111318