What color is #001000?

#001000 is a black known as Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cosmic Bit Flip?

The RGB value is 0, 16, 0: 0 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cosmic Bit Flip?

The complementary color is #100010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cosmic Bit Flip color: hex code #001000

#001000 rgb(0, 16, 0)

Shades of black

Cosmic Bit Flip has the hex code #001000. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.3% green and 0% blue (0, 16, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 94% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000) color codes

HEX	`#001000`
RGB	`rgb(0, 16, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.35, -6.84, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.35, 8.41, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.185, 0.371, 0.062)`
Decimal	`4096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cosmic Bit Flip, 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 #001000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #001000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001000; }
.text { color: #001000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 16 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001000, #001008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #001000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #001000?: #001000 is a black known as Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cosmic Bit Flip?: The RGB value is 0, 16, 0: 0 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cosmic Bit Flip?: The complementary color is #100010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.