What color is #10161D?

#10161D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10161D?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 29: 16 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10161D?

The complementary color is #1D1710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10161D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10161D color

#10161D rgb(16, 22, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #10161D is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 11.4% blue (16, 22, 29).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#10161D color codes

HEX	`#10161D`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 45%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 24%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.98, -0.5, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.98, 5.8, 265.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.722, 0.773, 1.273)`
Decimal	`1054237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10161D, 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 #10161D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10161D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #10161D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10161d; }
.text { color: #10161d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10161d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10161d, #10101d); }

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Questions

What color is #10161D?: #10161D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10161D?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 29: 16 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10161D?: The complementary color is #1D1710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10161D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.