What color is #0A0810?

#0A0810 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0810?

The RGB value is 10, 8, 16: 10 red, 8 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0810?

The complementary color is #0E1008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0810?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0810 color

#0A0810 rgb(10, 8, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0810 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 3.1% green and 6.3% blue (10, 8, 16).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 33% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.9:1).

#0A0810 color codes

HEX	`#0A0810`
RGB	`rgb(10, 8, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 3.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 33%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 50%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 50%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.49, 1.78, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.49, 3.71, 298.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.306, 0.276, 0.527)`
Decimal	`657424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0810, 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 #0A0810	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0810 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	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 #0A0810 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0810; }
.text { color: #0a0810; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0810; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 8 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0810, #0e0810); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A0810?: #0A0810 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0810?: The RGB value is 10, 8, 16: 10 red, 8 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0810?: The complementary color is #0E1008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0810?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.