What color is #101616?

#101616 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101616?

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

What is the complementary color of #101616?

The complementary color is #161010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101616 color

#101616 rgb(16, 22, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #101616 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#101616 color codes

HEX	`#101616`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.7, -2.45, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.7, 2.6, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.645, 0.742, 0.868)`
Decimal	`1054230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101616, 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 #101616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #101616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101616; }
.text { color: #101616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101616, #101316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101616?: #101616 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101616?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 22: 16 red, 22 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101616?: The complementary color is #161010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.