What color is #100003?

#100003 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100003?

The RGB value is 16, 0, 3: 16 red, 0 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100003?

The complementary color is #00100D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100003?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100003 color

#100003 rgb(16, 0, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #100003 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 0% green and 1.2% blue (16, 0, 3).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 81% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#100003 color codes

HEX	`#100003`
RGB	`rgb(16, 0, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 0%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 100%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 81%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.05, 4.88, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.05, 4.9, 5.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.23, 0.117, 0.097)`
Decimal	`1048579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100003, 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 #100003	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100003 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #100003 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100003; }
.text { color: #100003; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100003; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 0 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100003, #100500); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #100003?: #100003 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100003?: The RGB value is 16, 0, 3: 16 red, 0 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100003?: The complementary color is #00100D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100003?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.