What color is #101106?

#101106 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101106?

The RGB value is 16, 17, 6: 16 red, 17 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101106?

The complementary color is #070611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101106?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101106 color

#101106 rgb(16, 17, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #101106 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 6.7% green and 2.4% blue (16, 17, 6).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 48% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#101106 color codes

HEX	`#101106`
RGB	`rgb(16, 17, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 48%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 65%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 65%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.74, -2.1, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.74, 5.05, 114.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.447, 0.524, 0.25)`
Decimal	`1052934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101106, 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 #101106	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101106 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	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 #101106 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101106; }
.text { color: #101106; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101106; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 17 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101106, #0b1106); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101106?: #101106 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101106?: The RGB value is 16, 17, 6: 16 red, 17 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101106?: The complementary color is #070611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101106?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.