What color is #101316?

#101316 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 #101316?

The RGB value is 16, 19, 22: 16 red, 19 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101316?

The complementary color is #161310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101316 color

#101316 rgb(16, 19, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #101316 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.5% green and 8.6% blue (16, 19, 22).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 16% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#101316 color codes

HEX	`#101316`
RGB	`rgb(16, 19, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 16%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 27%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.73, -0.45, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.73, 2.33, 258.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.591, 0.634, 0.85)`
Decimal	`1053462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101316, 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 #101316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #101316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101316; }
.text { color: #101316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 19 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101316, #101016); }

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Questions

What color is #101316?: #101316 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 #101316?: The RGB value is 16, 19, 22: 16 red, 19 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101316?: The complementary color is #161310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.