What color is #10120F?

#10120F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10120F?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 15: 16 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10120F?

The complementary color is #110F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10120F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10120F color

#10120F rgb(16, 18, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #10120F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 5.9% blue (16, 18, 15).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

#10120F color codes

HEX	`#10120F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.21, -1.33, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.21, 1.88, 135.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.516, 0.577, 0.536)`
Decimal	`1053199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10120F, 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 #10120F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10120F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #10120F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10120f; }
.text { color: #10120f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10120f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10120f, #0f120f); }

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Questions

What color is #10120F?: #10120F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10120F?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 15: 16 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10120F?: The complementary color is #110F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10120F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.