What color is #10040E?

#10040E is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10040E?

The RGB value is 16, 4, 14: 16 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10040E?

The complementary color is #041006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10040E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10040E color

#10040E rgb(16, 4, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #10040E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 1.6% green and 5.5% blue (16, 4, 14).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 60% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 12% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.08:1).

#10040E color codes

HEX	`#10040E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 4, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 1.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 60%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 75%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 12%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.07, 4.87, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.07, 5.6, 330.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.336, 0.229, 0.442)`
Decimal	`1049614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10040E, 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 #10040E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10040E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #10040E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10040e; }
.text { color: #10040e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10040e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 4 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10040e, #100408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #10040E?: #10040E is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10040E?: The RGB value is 16, 4, 14: 16 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10040E?: The complementary color is #041006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10040E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.