Palettes / Colors / #110808

#110808 — Dark Muted Red

#110808 is a red color we call Dark Muted Red, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the red family.

#110808 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #081111; it also sits naturally between #11080D and #110D08. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 7% · Green 3% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 53% · Key 93%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #110808

.text { color: #110808; }
.background { background-color: #110808; }
.border { border: 3px solid #110808; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 8, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 36%, 5%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #110808; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 8, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #110808; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 8, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#110808">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#110808">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #081111:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #110808: #FFFFFF.

How #110808 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #110808 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #110808?

#110808 is Dark Muted Red, a red color (RGB 17, 8, 8). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #110808?

#110808 is RGB 17, 8, 8 — HSL 0°, 36%, 5% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 53%, 93%.

What colors go with #110808?

Its complement is #081111; analogous partners are #11080D and #110D08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #110808 for text?

White text on #110808 has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.06:1.