What color is #100403?

#100403 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100403?

The RGB value is 16, 4, 3: 16 red, 4 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100403?

The complementary color is #030F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100403?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100403 color

#100403 rgb(16, 4, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #100403 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 1.6% green and 1.2% blue (16, 4, 3).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 68% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 81% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.18:1).

#100403 color codes

HEX	`#100403`
RGB	`rgb(16, 4, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 1.6%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 68%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 81%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 81%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.84, 3.28, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.84, 3.64, 25.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.274, 0.204, 0.111)`
Decimal	`1049603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100403, 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 #100403	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100403 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #100403 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100403; }
.text { color: #100403; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100403; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 4 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100403, #100b03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #100403?: #100403 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100403?: The RGB value is 16, 4, 3: 16 red, 4 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100403?: The complementary color is #030F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100403?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.