What color is #10041F?

#10041F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10041F?

The RGB value is 16, 4, 31: 16 red, 4 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10041F?

The complementary color is #131F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10041F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10041F color

#10041F rgb(16, 4, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #10041F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 1.6% green and 12.2% blue (16, 4, 31).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 77% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

#10041F color codes

HEX	`#10041F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 4, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 1.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 77%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 87%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 87%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.67, 9.14, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.67, 16.57, 303.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.504, 0.296, 1.327)`
Decimal	`1049631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10041F, 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 #10041F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10041F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #10041F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10041f; }
.text { color: #10041f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10041f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 4 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10041f, #1e041f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #10041F?: #10041F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10041F?: The RGB value is 16, 4, 31: 16 red, 4 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10041F?: The complementary color is #131F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10041F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.