What color is #100604?

#100604 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100604?

The RGB value is 16, 6, 4: 16 red, 6 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100604?

The complementary color is #040E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100604?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100604 color

#100604 rgb(16, 6, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #100604 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 2.4% green and 1.6% blue (16, 6, 4).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 60% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 75% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20:1).

#100604 color codes

HEX	`#100604`
RGB	`rgb(16, 6, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 2.4%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 60%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 75%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 75%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.25, 2.62, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.25, 3.16, 34.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.301, 0.249, 0.147)`
Decimal	`1050116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100604, 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 #100604	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100604 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20:1	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 #100604 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100604; }
.text { color: #100604; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100604; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 6 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100604, #100c04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #100604?: #100604 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100604?: The RGB value is 16, 6, 4: 16 red, 6 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100604?: The complementary color is #040E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100604?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.