What color is #0A0A0D?

#0A0A0D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0A0D?

The RGB value is 10, 10, 13: 10 red, 10 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0A0D?

The complementary color is #0D0D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0A0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0A0D color

#0A0A0D rgb(10, 10, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0A0D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 3.9% green and 5.1% blue (10, 10, 13).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.77:1).

#0A0A0D color codes

HEX	`#0A0A0D`
RGB	`rgb(10, 10, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 3.9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 23%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.81, 0.45, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.81, 1.31, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.306, 0.311, 0.425)`
Decimal	`657933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0A0D, 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 #0A0A0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0A0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.77:1	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 #0A0A0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0a0d; }
.text { color: #0a0a0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0a0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 10 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0a0d, #0c0a0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A0A0D?: #0A0A0D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0A0D?: The RGB value is 10, 10, 13: 10 red, 10 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0A0D?: The complementary color is #0D0D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0A0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.