What color is #10160A?

#10160A 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 #10160A?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 10: 16 red, 22 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10160A?

The complementary color is #100A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10160A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10160A color

#10160A rgb(16, 22, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #10160A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 3.9% blue (16, 22, 10).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#10160A color codes

HEX	`#10160A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 55%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 55%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.38, -4.73, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.38, 7.15, 131.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.555, 0.706, 0.394)`
Decimal	`1054218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10160A, 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 #10160A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10160A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #10160A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10160a; }
.text { color: #10160a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10160a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10160a, #0a160a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #10160A?: #10160A 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 #10160A?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 10: 16 red, 22 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10160A?: The complementary color is #100A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10160A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.