What color is #101220?

#101220 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101220?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 32: 16 red, 18 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101220?

The complementary color is #201E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101220 color

#101220 rgb(16, 18, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #101220 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 12.5% blue (16, 18, 32).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#101220 color codes

HEX	`#101220`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 44%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.84, 3.1, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.84, 10.27, 287.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.691, 0.647, 1.455)`
Decimal	`1053216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101220, 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 #101220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #101220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101220; }
.text { color: #101220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101220, #161020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #101220?: #101220 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101220?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 32: 16 red, 18 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101220?: The complementary color is #201E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.