What color is #10061A?

#10061A 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 #10061A?

The RGB value is 16, 6, 26: 16 red, 6 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10061A?

The complementary color is #101A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10061A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10061A color

#10061A rgb(16, 6, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #10061A is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 2.4% green and 10.2% blue (16, 6, 26).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 63% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#10061A color codes

HEX	`#10061A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 6, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 2.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 63%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 77%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 77%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.85, 6.79, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.85, 11.74, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.465, 0.315, 1.013)`
Decimal	`1050138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10061A, 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 #10061A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10061A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	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 #10061A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10061a; }
.text { color: #10061a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10061a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 6 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10061a, #1a061a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #10061A?: #10061A 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 #10061A?: The RGB value is 16, 6, 26: 16 red, 6 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10061A?: The complementary color is #101A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10061A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.