What color is #0A101E?

#0A101E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A101E?

The RGB value is 10, 16, 30: 10 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A101E?

The complementary color is #1E180A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A101E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A101E color

#0A101E rgb(10, 16, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A101E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 6.3% green and 11.8% blue (10, 16, 30).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 50% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#0A101E color codes

HEX	`#0A101E`
RGB	`rgb(10, 16, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 6.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 50%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 67%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 47%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.78, 1.73, -9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.78, 10.05, 279.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.545, 0.529, 1.301)`
Decimal	`659486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A101E, 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 #0A101E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A101E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #0A101E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a101e; }
.text { color: #0a101e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a101e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 16 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a101e, #0e0a1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0A101E?: #0A101E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A101E?: The RGB value is 10, 16, 30: 10 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A101E?: The complementary color is #1E180A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A101E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.