What color is #101F06?

#101F06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101F06?

The RGB value is 16, 31, 6: 16 red, 31 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101F06?

The complementary color is #15061F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101F06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101F06 color

#101F06 rgb(16, 31, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #101F06 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.2% green and 2.4% blue (16, 31, 6).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#101F06 color codes

HEX	`#101F06`
RGB	`rgb(16, 31, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 81%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 81%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.82, -12.17, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.82, 17.08, 135.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.737, 1.103, 0.346)`
Decimal	`1056518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101F06, 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 #101F06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101F06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #101F06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101f06; }
.text { color: #101f06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101f06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 31 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101f06, #061f09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #101F06?: #101F06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101F06?: The RGB value is 16, 31, 6: 16 red, 31 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101F06?: The complementary color is #15061F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101F06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.