What color is #010112?

#010112 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010112?

The RGB value is 1, 1, 18: 1 red, 1 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010112?

The complementary color is #121201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010112?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010112 color

#010112 rgb(1, 1, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #010112 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 0.4% green and 7.1% blue (1, 1, 18).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.7:1).

#010112 color codes

HEX	`#010112`
RGB	`rgb(1, 1, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 0.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 94%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.65, 2.63, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.65, 7.63, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.133, 0.072, 0.579)`
Decimal	`65810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010112, 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 #010112	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010112 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.7:1	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 #010112 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010112; }
.text { color: #010112; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010112; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 1 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010112, #0a0112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #010112?: #010112 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010112?: The RGB value is 1, 1, 18: 1 red, 1 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010112?: The complementary color is #121201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010112?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.