What color is #100E0F?

#100E0F is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100E0F?

The RGB value is 16, 14, 15: 16 red, 14 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100E0F?

The complementary color is #0E100F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100E0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100E0F color

#100E0F rgb(16, 14, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #100E0F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.5% green and 5.9% blue (16, 14, 15).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#100E0F color codes

HEX	`#100E0F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 14, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 13%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.14, 0.86, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.14, 0.89, 344.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.457, 0.459, 0.516)`
Decimal	`1052175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100E0F, 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 #100E0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100E0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #100E0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100e0f; }
.text { color: #100e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100e0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 14 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100e0f, #100e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #100E0F?: #100E0F is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100E0F?: The RGB value is 16, 14, 15: 16 red, 14 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100E0F?: The complementary color is #0E100F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100E0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.