What color is #10140C?

#10140C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10140C?

The RGB value is 16, 20, 12: 16 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10140C?

The complementary color is #100C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10140C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10140C color

#10140C rgb(16, 20, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #10140C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.8% green and 4.7% blue (16, 20, 12).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 25% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#10140C color codes

HEX	`#10140C`
RGB	`rgb(16, 20, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 25%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 40%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.75, -3.08, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.75, 4.73, 130.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.53, 0.637, 0.443)`
Decimal	`1053708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10140C, 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 #10140C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10140C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #10140C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10140c; }
.text { color: #10140c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10140c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 20 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10140c, #0c140c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #10140C?: #10140C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10140C?: The RGB value is 16, 20, 12: 16 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10140C?: The complementary color is #100C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10140C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.