What color is #10161A?

#10161A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10161A?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 26: 16 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10161A?

The complementary color is #1A1410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10161A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10161A color

#10161A rgb(16, 22, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #10161A is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 10.2% blue (16, 22, 26).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#10161A color codes

HEX	`#10161A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 15%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.85, -1.39, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.85, 3.92, 249.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 0.759, 1.087)`
Decimal	`1054234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10161A, 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 #10161A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10161A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #10161A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10161a; }
.text { color: #10161a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10161a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10161a, #10111a); }

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Questions

What color is #10161A?: #10161A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10161A?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 26: 16 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10161A?: The complementary color is #1A1410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10161A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.