What color is #101218?

#101218 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101218?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 24: 16 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101218?

The complementary color is #181610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101218 color

#101218 rgb(16, 18, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #101218 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 9.4% blue (16, 18, 24).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 20% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#101218 color codes

HEX	`#101218`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 20%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 33%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.5, 0.67, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.5, 4.16, 279.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.595, 0.609, 0.95)`
Decimal	`1053208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101218, 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 #101218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #101218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101218; }
.text { color: #101218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101218, #121018); }

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Questions

What color is #101218?: #101218 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101218?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 24: 16 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101218?: The complementary color is #181610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.