What color is #0A0118?

#0A0118 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0118?

The RGB value is 10, 1, 24: 10 red, 1 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0118?

The complementary color is #0F1801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0118?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0118 color

#0A0118 rgb(10, 1, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0118 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 0.4% green and 9.4% blue (10, 1, 24).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#0A0118 color codes

HEX	`#0A0118`
RGB	`rgb(10, 1, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 0.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 96%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 96%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.37, 6.4, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.37, 12.03, 302.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.301, 0.152, 0.877)`
Decimal	`655640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0118, 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 #0A0118	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0118 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #0A0118 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0118; }
.text { color: #0a0118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0118; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 1 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0118, #160118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0A0118?: #0A0118 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0118?: The RGB value is 10, 1, 24: 10 red, 1 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0118?: The complementary color is #0F1801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0118?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.