What color is #101708?

#101708 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101708?

The RGB value is 16, 23, 8: 16 red, 23 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101708?

The complementary color is #0F0817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101708?

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.

#101708 color

#101708 rgb(16, 23, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #101708 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9% green and 3.1% blue (16, 23, 8).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 48% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#101708 color codes

HEX	`#101708`
RGB	`rgb(16, 23, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 48%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 65%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 65%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, -5.73, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 8.76, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.564, 0.74, 0.343)`
Decimal	`1054472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101708, 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 #101708	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101708 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 #101708 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101708; }
.text { color: #101708; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101708; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 23 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101708, #091708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101708?: #101708 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101708?: The RGB value is 16, 23, 8: 16 red, 23 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101708?: The complementary color is #0F0817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101708?: 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.