What color is #100111?

#100111 is a black, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100111?

The RGB value is 16, 1, 17: 16 red, 1 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100111?

The complementary color is #021101, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100111 color

#100111 rgb(16, 1, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #100111 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 0.4% green and 6.7% blue (16, 1, 17).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.3:1).

#100111 color codes

HEX	`#100111`
RGB	`rgb(16, 1, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 0.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 94%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.56, 6.63, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.56, 8.38, 322.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.326, 0.172, 0.546)`
Decimal	`1048849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100111, 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 #100111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #100111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100111; }
.text { color: #100111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 1 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100111, #11010a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #100111?: #100111 is a black, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100111?: The RGB value is 16, 1, 17: 16 red, 1 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100111?: The complementary color is #021101, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.