What color is #100424?

#100424 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100424?

The RGB value is 16, 4, 36: 16 red, 4 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100424?

The complementary color is #182404, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100424 color

#100424 rgb(16, 4, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #100424 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 1.6% green and 14.1% blue (16, 4, 36).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 80% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#100424 color codes

HEX	`#100424`
RGB	`rgb(16, 4, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 1.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 80%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 89%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 89%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.93, 10.94, -17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.93, 20.52, 302.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.324, 1.701)`
Decimal	`1049636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100424, 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 #100424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #100424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100424; }
.text { color: #100424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 4 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100424, #200424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #100424?: #100424 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100424?: The RGB value is 16, 4, 36: 16 red, 4 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100424?: The complementary color is #182404, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.