What color is #010016?

#010016 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010016?

The RGB value is 1, 0, 22: 1 red, 0 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010016?

The complementary color is #151600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010016 color

#010016 rgb(1, 0, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #010016 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 0% green and 8.6% blue (1, 0, 22).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.73:1).

#010016 color codes

HEX	`#010016`
RGB	`rgb(1, 0, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 0%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 100%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.58, 3.94, -9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.58, 10.67, 291.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.157, 0.064, 0.763)`
Decimal	`65558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010016, 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 #010016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #010016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010016; }
.text { color: #010016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 0 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010016, #0c0016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #010016?: #010016 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010016?: The RGB value is 1, 0, 22: 1 red, 0 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010016?: The complementary color is #151600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.