What color is #100D0F?

#100D0F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100D0F?

The RGB value is 16, 13, 15: 16 red, 13 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100D0F?

The complementary color is #0D100E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100D0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100D0F color

#100D0F rgb(16, 13, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #100D0F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.1% green and 5.9% blue (16, 13, 15).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.33:1).

#100D0F color codes

HEX	`#100D0F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 13, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.91, 1.34, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.91, 1.46, 336.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.444, 0.433, 0.512)`
Decimal	`1051919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100D0F, 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 #100D0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100D0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.33:1	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 #100D0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100d0f; }
.text { color: #100d0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100d0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 13 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100d0f, #100d0e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #100D0F?: #100D0F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100D0F?: The RGB value is 16, 13, 15: 16 red, 13 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100D0F?: The complementary color is #0D100E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100D0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.