What color is #100F20?

#100F20 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100F20?

The RGB value is 16, 15, 32: 16 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100F20?

The complementary color is #1F200F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100F20 color

#100F20 rgb(16, 15, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #100F20 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 5.9% green and 12.5% blue (16, 15, 32).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#100F20 color codes

HEX	`#100F20`
RGB	`rgb(16, 15, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 5.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 53%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.02, 4.78, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.02, 12.03, 293.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.645, 0.556, 1.44)`
Decimal	`1052448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100F20, 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 #100F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #100F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100f20; }
.text { color: #100f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 15 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100f20, #180f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #100F20?: #100F20 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100F20?: The RGB value is 16, 15, 32: 16 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100F20?: The complementary color is #1F200F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.