What color is #101011?

#101011 is a black, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101011?

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

What is the complementary color of #101011?

The complementary color is #111110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101011 color

#101011 rgb(16, 16, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #101011 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dreamless Sleep (#111111), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#101011 color codes

HEX	`#101011`
RGB	`rgb(16, 16, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.71, 0.19, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.71, 0.56, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.5, 0.521, 0.604)`
Decimal	`1052689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101011, 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 #101011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #101011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101011; }
.text { color: #101011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 16 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101011, #101011); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #101011?: #101011 is a black, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101011?: The RGB value is 16, 16, 17: 16 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101011?: The complementary color is #111110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.