What color is #0A0510?

#0A0510 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0510?

The RGB value is 10, 5, 16: 10 red, 5 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0510?

The complementary color is #0B1005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0510?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0510 color

#0A0510 rgb(10, 5, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0510 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 2% green and 6.3% blue (10, 5, 16).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#0A0510 color codes

HEX	`#0A0510`
RGB	`rgb(10, 5, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 69%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.9, 2.99, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.9, 5.08, 306.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.273, 0.21, 0.516)`
Decimal	`656656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0510, 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 #0A0510	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0510 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #0A0510 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0510; }
.text { color: #0a0510; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0510; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 5 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0510, #0f0510); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0A0510?: #0A0510 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0510?: The RGB value is 10, 5, 16: 10 red, 5 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0510?: The complementary color is #0B1005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0510?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.