What color is #101F16?

#101F16 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 #101F16?

The RGB value is 16, 31, 22: 16 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101F16?

The complementary color is #1F1019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101F16 color

#101F16 rgb(16, 31, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #101F16 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.2% green and 8.6% blue (16, 31, 22).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 32% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#101F16 color codes

HEX	`#101F16`
RGB	`rgb(16, 31, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 32%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 48%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 29%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.17, -9.07, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.17, 9.98, 155.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.848, 1.148, 0.936)`
Decimal	`1056534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101F16, 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 #101F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #101F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101f16; }
.text { color: #101f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 31 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101f16, #101f1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #101F16?: #101F16 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 #101F16?: The RGB value is 16, 31, 22: 16 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101F16?: The complementary color is #1F1019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.