What color is #101315?

#101315 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101315?

The RGB value is 16, 19, 21: 16 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101315?

The complementary color is #151210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101315 color

#101315 rgb(16, 19, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #101315 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.5% green and 8.2% blue (16, 19, 21).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#101315 color codes

HEX	`#101315`
RGB	`rgb(16, 19, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 24%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, -0.69, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 1.78, 246.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.582, 0.63, 0.8)`
Decimal	`1053461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101315, 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 #101315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	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 #101315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101315; }
.text { color: #101315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 19 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101315, #101115); }

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Questions

What color is #101315?: #101315 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101315?: The RGB value is 16, 19, 21: 16 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101315?: The complementary color is #151210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.