What color is #0A160C?

#0A160C 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 #0A160C?

The RGB value is 10, 22, 12: 10 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A160C?

The complementary color is #160A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A160C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A160C color

#0A160C rgb(10, 22, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A160C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 8.6% green and 4.7% blue (10, 22, 12).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#0A160C color codes

HEX	`#0A160C`
RGB	`rgb(10, 22, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 8.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 55%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 45%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.01, -6.29, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.01, 7.4, 148.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.478, 0.665, 0.451)`
Decimal	`661004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A160C, 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 #0A160C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A160C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #0A160C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a160c; }
.text { color: #0a160c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a160c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 22 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a160c, #0a1612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0A160C?: #0A160C 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 #0A160C?: The RGB value is 10, 22, 12: 10 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A160C?: The complementary color is #160A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A160C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.