What color is #101210?

#101210 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101210?

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

What is the complementary color of #101210?

The complementary color is #121012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101210 color

#101210 rgb(16, 18, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #101210 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#101210 color codes

HEX	`#101210`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.24, -1.14, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.24, 1.41, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.524, 0.58, 0.575)`
Decimal	`1053200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101210, 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 #101210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	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 #101210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101210; }
.text { color: #101210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101210, #101211); }

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Questions

What color is #101210?: #101210 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101210?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 16: 16 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101210?: The complementary color is #121012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.