What color is #101208?

#101208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101208?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 8: 16 red, 18 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101208?

The complementary color is #0A0812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101208 color

#101208 rgb(16, 18, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #101208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 3.1% blue (16, 18, 8).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 38% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#101208 color codes

HEX	`#101208`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 38%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 56%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 56%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.06, -2.41, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.06, 4.88, 119.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.474, 0.56, 0.313)`
Decimal	`1053192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101208, 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 #101208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #101208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101208; }
.text { color: #101208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101208, #0b1208); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101208?: #101208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101208?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 8: 16 red, 18 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101208?: The complementary color is #0A0812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.