What color is #100906?

#100906 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blackout. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100906?

The RGB value is 16, 9, 6: 16 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100906?

The complementary color is #060D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100906?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100906 color

#100906 rgb(16, 9, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #100906 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 3.5% green and 2.4% blue (16, 9, 6).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 45% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 62% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Blackout (#0E0702), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.74:1).

#100906 color codes

HEX	`#100906`
RGB	`rgb(16, 9, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 3.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 45%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 63%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 62%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.88, 1.69, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.88, 2.53, 47.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.344, 0.319, 0.216)`
Decimal	`1050886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100906, 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 #100906	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100906 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.74:1	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 #100906 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100906; }
.text { color: #100906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100906; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 9 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100906, #100e06); }

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Questions

What color is #100906?: #100906 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blackout. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100906?: The RGB value is 16, 9, 6: 16 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100906?: The complementary color is #060D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100906?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.