What color is #10051F?

#10051F 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 #10051F?

The RGB value is 16, 5, 31: 16 red, 5 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10051F?

The complementary color is #141F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10051F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10051F color

#10051F rgb(16, 5, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #10051F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 2% green and 12.2% blue (16, 5, 31).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 72% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.75:1).

#10051F color codes

HEX	`#10051F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 5, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 72%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 84%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 84%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.87, 8.74, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.87, 16.11, 302.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.515, 0.318, 1.33)`
Decimal	`1049887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10051F, 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 #10051F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10051F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.75:1	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 #10051F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10051f; }
.text { color: #10051f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10051f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 5 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10051f, #1d051f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #10051F?: #10051F 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 #10051F?: The RGB value is 16, 5, 31: 16 red, 5 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10051F?: The complementary color is #141F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10051F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.