What color is #100E07?

#100E07 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100E07?

The RGB value is 16, 14, 7: 16 red, 14 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100E07?

The complementary color is #070910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100E07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100E07 color

#100E07 rgb(16, 14, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #100E07 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.5% green and 2.7% blue (16, 14, 7).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 39% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 56% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#100E07 color codes

HEX	`#100E07`
RGB	`rgb(16, 14, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.5%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 39%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 56%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 56%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.97, -0.36, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.97, 3.09, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.409, 0.44, 0.264)`
Decimal	`1052167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100E07, 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 #100E07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100E07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	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 #100E07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100e07; }
.text { color: #100e07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100e07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 14 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100e07, #0e1007); }

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Questions

What color is #100E07?: #100E07 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100E07?: The RGB value is 16, 14, 7: 16 red, 14 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100E07?: The complementary color is #070910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100E07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.