What color is #10112F?

#10112F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10112F?

The RGB value is 16, 17, 47: 16 red, 17 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10112F?

The complementary color is #2F2E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10112F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10112F color

#10112F rgb(16, 17, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #10112F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 6.7% green and 18.4% blue (16, 17, 47).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#10112F color codes

HEX	`#10112F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 17, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 66%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 64%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.47, 9.98, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.47, 22.47, 296.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.927, 0.716, 2.778)`
Decimal	`1052975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10112F, 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 #10112F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10112F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #10112F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10112f; }
.text { color: #10112f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10112f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 17 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10112f, #1e102f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #10112F?: #10112F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10112F?: The RGB value is 16, 17, 47: 16 red, 17 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10112F?: The complementary color is #2F2E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10112F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.