What color is #100605?

#100605 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100605?

The RGB value is 16, 6, 5: 16 red, 6 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100605?

The complementary color is #050F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100605?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100605 color

#100605 rgb(16, 6, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #100605 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 2.4% green and 2% blue (16, 6, 5).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 69% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.99:1).

#100605 color codes

HEX	`#100605`
RGB	`rgb(16, 6, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 2.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 69%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.27, 2.76, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.27, 3.09, 26.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.306, 0.251, 0.176)`
Decimal	`1050117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100605, 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 #100605	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100605 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.99:1	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 #100605 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100605; }
.text { color: #100605; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100605; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 6 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100605, #100b05); }

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Questions

What color is #100605?: #100605 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100605?: The RGB value is 16, 6, 5: 16 red, 6 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100605?: The complementary color is #050F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100605?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.