What color is #100F11?

#100F11 is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100F11?

The RGB value is 16, 15, 17: 16 red, 15 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100F11?

The complementary color is #10110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100F11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100F11 color

#100F11 rgb(16, 15, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #100F11 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.9% green and 6.7% blue (16, 15, 17).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#100F11 color codes

HEX	`#100F11`
RGB	`rgb(16, 15, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.45, 0.73, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.45, 1.17, 308.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.486, 0.492, 0.6)`
Decimal	`1052433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100F11, 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 #100F11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100F11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #100F11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100f11; }
.text { color: #100f11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100f11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 15 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100f11, #110f11); }

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Questions

What color is #100F11?: #100F11 is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100F11?: The RGB value is 16, 15, 17: 16 red, 15 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100F11?: The complementary color is #10110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100F11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.