What color is #100816?

#100816 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100816?

The RGB value is 16, 8, 22: 16 red, 8 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100816?

The complementary color is #0E1608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100816 color

#100816 rgb(16, 8, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #100816 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 3.1% green and 8.6% blue (16, 8, 22).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 47% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#100816 color codes

HEX	`#100816`
RGB	`rgb(16, 8, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 3.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 47%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 64%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 64%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.09, 4.94, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.09, 7.88, 308.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.445, 0.342, 0.801)`
Decimal	`1050646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100816, 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 #100816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #100816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100816; }
.text { color: #100816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 8 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100816, #160815); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #100816?: #100816 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100816?: The RGB value is 16, 8, 22: 16 red, 8 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100816?: The complementary color is #0E1608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.