What color is #101F14?

#101F14 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101F14?

The RGB value is 16, 31, 20: 16 red, 31 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101F14?

The complementary color is #1F101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101F14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101F14 color

#101F14 rgb(16, 31, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #101F14 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.2% green and 7.8% blue (16, 31, 20).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 32% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#101F14 color codes

HEX	`#101F14`
RGB	`rgb(16, 31, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 32%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 48%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 35%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.11, -9.59, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.11, 11.03, 150.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.83, 1.141, 0.838)`
Decimal	`1056532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101F14, 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 #101F14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101F14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #101F14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101f14; }
.text { color: #101f14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101f14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 31 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101f14, #101f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #101F14?: #101F14 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101F14?: The RGB value is 16, 31, 20: 16 red, 31 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101F14?: The complementary color is #1F101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101F14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.