What color is #100941?

#100941 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100941?

The RGB value is 16, 9, 65: 16 red, 9 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100941?

The complementary color is #3A4109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100941 color

#100941 rgb(16, 9, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #100941 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 3.5% green and 25.5% blue (16, 9, 65).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 76% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#100941 color codes

HEX	`#100941`
RGB	`rgb(16, 9, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 3.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 76%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 86%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.21, 22.78, -33.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.21, 40.63, 304.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.265, 0.687, 5.066)`
Decimal	`1050945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100941, 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 #100941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #100941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100941; }
.text { color: #100941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 9 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100941, #2c0941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #100941?: #100941 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100941?: The RGB value is 16, 9, 65: 16 red, 9 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100941?: The complementary color is #3A4109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.