What color is #100D0D?

#100D0D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100D0D?

The RGB value is 16, 13, 13: 16 red, 13 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100D0D?

The complementary color is #0D1010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100D0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100D0D color

#100D0D rgb(16, 13, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #100D0D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.1% green and 5.1% blue (16, 13, 13).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#100D0D color codes

HEX	`#100D0D`
RGB	`rgb(16, 13, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.86, 1, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.86, 1.06, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.43, 0.427, 0.44)`
Decimal	`1051917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100D0D, 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 #100D0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100D0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #100D0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100d0d; }
.text { color: #100d0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100d0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 13 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100d0d, #100f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #100D0D?: #100D0D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100D0D?: The RGB value is 16, 13, 13: 16 red, 13 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100D0D?: The complementary color is #0D1010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100D0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.