What color is #0A160A?

#0A160A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A160A?

The RGB value is 10, 22, 10: 10 red, 22 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A160A?

The complementary color is #160A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A160A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A160A color

#0A160A rgb(10, 22, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A160A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 8.6% green and 3.9% blue (10, 22, 10).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#0A160A color codes

HEX	`#0A160A`
RGB	`rgb(10, 22, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 8.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 55%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 55%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.96, -6.58, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.96, 8.09, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.467, 0.66, 0.39)`
Decimal	`661002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A160A, 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 #0A160A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A160A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #0A160A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a160a; }
.text { color: #0a160a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a160a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 22 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a160a, #0a1610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0A160A?: #0A160A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A160A?: The RGB value is 10, 22, 10: 10 red, 22 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A160A?: The complementary color is #160A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A160A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.