What color is #100E18?

#100E18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100E18?

The RGB value is 16, 14, 24: 16 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100E18?

The complementary color is #16180E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100E18 color

#100E18 rgb(16, 14, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #100E18 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.5% green and 9.4% blue (16, 14, 24).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 26% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

#100E18 color codes

HEX	`#100E18`
RGB	`rgb(16, 14, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 26%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 42%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 42%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.43, 2.85, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.43, 6.35, 296.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.536, 0.49, 0.93)`
Decimal	`1052184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100E18, 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 #100E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #100E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100e18; }
.text { color: #100e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 14 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100e18, #150e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #100E18?: #100E18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100E18?: The RGB value is 16, 14, 24: 16 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100E18?: The complementary color is #16180E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.