What color is #10101C?

#10101C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10101C?

The RGB value is 16, 16, 28: 16 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10101C?

The complementary color is #1C1C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10101C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10101C color

#10101C rgb(16, 16, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #10101C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 6.3% green and 11% blue (16, 16, 28).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 27% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#10101C color codes

HEX	`#10101C`
RGB	`rgb(16, 16, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 27%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 43%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 43%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.1, 2.95, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.1, 8.36, 290.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.609, 0.565, 1.175)`
Decimal	`1052700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10101C, 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 #10101C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10101C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #10101C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10101c; }
.text { color: #10101c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10101c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 16 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10101c, #16101c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #10101C?: #10101C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10101C?: The RGB value is 16, 16, 28: 16 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10101C?: The complementary color is #1C1C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10101C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.