What color is #100B11?

#100B11 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100B11?

The RGB value is 16, 11, 17: 16 red, 11 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100B11?

The complementary color is #0C110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100B11 color

#100B11 rgb(16, 11, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #100B11 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 4.3% green and 6.7% blue (16, 11, 17).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#100B11 color codes

HEX	`#100B11`
RGB	`rgb(16, 11, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 4.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 35%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.52, 2.62, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.52, 3.46, 319.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.435, 0.39, 0.583)`
Decimal	`1051409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100B11, 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 #100B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #100B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100b11; }
.text { color: #100b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 11 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100b11, #110b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #100B11?: #100B11 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100B11?: The RGB value is 16, 11, 17: 16 red, 11 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100B11?: The complementary color is #0C110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.