What color is #010A1C?

#010A1C is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010A1C?

The RGB value is 1, 10, 28: 1 red, 10 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010A1C?

The complementary color is #1C1301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010A1C color

#010A1C rgb(1, 10, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #010A1C is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 3.9% green and 11% blue (1, 10, 28).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.78:1).

#010A1C color codes

HEX	`#010A1C`
RGB	`rgb(1, 10, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 3.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 64%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.78, 1.58, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.78, 11.49, 277.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.331, 0.307, 1.14)`
Decimal	`68124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010A1C, 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 #010A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #010A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010a1c; }
.text { color: #010a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 10 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010a1c, #06011c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #010A1C?: #010A1C is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010A1C?: The RGB value is 1, 10, 28: 1 red, 10 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010A1C?: The complementary color is #1C1301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.