What color is #100D10?

#100D10 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100D10?

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

What is the complementary color of #100D10?

The complementary color is #0D100D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100D10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100D10 color

#100D10 rgb(16, 13, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #100D10 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#100D10 color codes

HEX	`#100D10`
RGB	`rgb(16, 13, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.93, 1.53, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.93, 1.88, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.451, 0.435, 0.55)`
Decimal	`1051920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100D10, 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 #100D10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100D10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	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 #100D10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100d10; }
.text { color: #100d10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100d10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 13 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100d10, #100d0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #100D10?: #100D10 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100D10?: The RGB value is 16, 13, 16: 16 red, 13 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100D10?: The complementary color is #0D100D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100D10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.