What color is #100D26?

#100D26 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100D26?

The RGB value is 16, 13, 38: 16 red, 13 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100D26?

The complementary color is #23260D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100D26 color

#100D26 rgb(16, 13, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #100D26 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.1% green and 14.9% blue (16, 13, 38).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 49% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.96:1).

#100D26 color codes

HEX	`#100D26`
RGB	`rgb(16, 13, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 49%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 66%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 66%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.86, 8.03, -15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.86, 17.82, 296.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.707, 0.538, 1.9)`
Decimal	`1051942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100D26, 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 #100D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #100D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100d26; }
.text { color: #100d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 13 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100d26, #1d0d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #100D26?: #100D26 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100D26?: The RGB value is 16, 13, 38: 16 red, 13 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100D26?: The complementary color is #23260D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.