What color is #10072F?

#10072F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10072F?

The RGB value is 16, 7, 47: 16 red, 7 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10072F?

The complementary color is #262F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10072F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10072F color

#10072F rgb(16, 7, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #10072F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 2.7% green and 18.4% blue (16, 7, 47).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 74% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#10072F color codes

HEX	`#10072F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 7, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 2.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 74%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 85%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.22, 14.68, -23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.22, 27.9, 301.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.803, 0.467, 2.737)`
Decimal	`1050415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10072F, 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 #10072F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10072F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #10072F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10072f; }
.text { color: #10072f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10072f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 7 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10072f, #24072f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #10072F?: #10072F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10072F?: The RGB value is 16, 7, 47: 16 red, 7 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10072F?: The complementary color is #262F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10072F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.