What color is #0A0001?

#0A0001 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0001?

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

What is the complementary color of #0A0001?

The complementary color is #000A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0001 color

#0A0001 rgb(10, 0, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0001 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (10, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 90% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.72:1).

#0A0001 color codes

HEX	`#0A0001`
RGB	`rgb(10, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 100%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 90%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.6, 2.75, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.6, 2.81, 11.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.131, 0.067, 0.035)`
Decimal	`655361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0001, 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 #0A0001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.72:1	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 #0A0001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0001; }
.text { color: #0a0001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0001, #0a0400); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A0001?: #0A0001 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0001?: The RGB value is 10, 0, 1: 10 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0001?: The complementary color is #000A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.