What color is #101915?

#101915 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101915?

The RGB value is 16, 25, 21: 16 red, 25 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101915?

The complementary color is #191014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101915?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101915 color

#101915 rgb(16, 25, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #101915 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9.8% green and 8.2% blue (16, 25, 21).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 22% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#101915 color codes

HEX	`#101915`
RGB	`rgb(16, 25, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 22%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 36%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.76, -4.93, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.76, 5.12, 164.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.697, 0.86, 0.839)`
Decimal	`1054997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101915, 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 #101915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #101915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101915; }
.text { color: #101915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 25 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101915, #101919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101915?: #101915 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101915?: The RGB value is 16, 25, 21: 16 red, 25 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101915?: The complementary color is #191014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101915?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.