What color is #101B1B?

#101B1B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101B1B?

The RGB value is 16, 27, 27: 16 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101B1B?

The complementary color is #1B1010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101B1B color

#101B1B rgb(16, 27, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #101B1B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 10.6% green and 10.6% blue (16, 27, 27).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 26% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#101B1B color codes

HEX	`#101B1B`
RGB	`rgb(16, 27, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 10.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 26%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.77, -4.87, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.77, 5.12, 198.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.803, 0.973, 1.182)`
Decimal	`1055515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101B1B, 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 #101B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #101B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101b1b; }
.text { color: #101b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 27 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101b1b, #10161b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #101B1B?: #101B1B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101B1B?: The RGB value is 16, 27, 27: 16 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101B1B?: The complementary color is #1B1010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.