What color is #101602?

#101602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101602?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 2: 16 red, 22 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101602?

The complementary color is #080216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101602?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101602 color

#101602 rgb(16, 22, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #101602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 0.8% blue (16, 22, 2).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#101602 color codes

HEX	`#101602`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 91%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.22, -5.85, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.22, 10.22, 124.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.512, 0.688, 0.163)`
Decimal	`1054210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101602, 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 #101602	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101602 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #101602 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101602; }
.text { color: #101602; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101602; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101602, #061602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101602?: #101602 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101602?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 2: 16 red, 22 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101602?: The complementary color is #080216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101602?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.