What color is #100B07?

#100B07 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 #100B07?

The RGB value is 16, 11, 7: 16 red, 11 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100B07?

The complementary color is #070C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100B07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100B07 color

#100B07 rgb(16, 11, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #100B07 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 4.3% green and 2.7% blue (16, 11, 7).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 39% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 56% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Blackout (#0E0702), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#100B07 color codes

HEX	`#100B07`
RGB	`rgb(16, 11, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 4.3%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 39%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 56%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 56%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.3, 1.02, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.3, 2.32, 63.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.372, 0.365, 0.252)`
Decimal	`1051399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100B07, 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 #100B07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100B07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #100B07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100b07; }
.text { color: #100b07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100b07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 11 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100b07, #101007); }

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Questions

What color is #100B07?: #100B07 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 #100B07?: The RGB value is 16, 11, 7: 16 red, 11 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100B07?: The complementary color is #070C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100B07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.