Information about #0A0A0A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#0A0A0A falls into the Greyscale Color Family — Desaturated, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(10, 10, 10) — 3.9% red, 3.9% green, 3.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 96. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued ink-dark neutral, #0A0A0A lives deep in the shadows. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir (#0B0B0B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Night (#0C090A) and Vampire Black (#080808).

Technically, #0A0A0A is a perfectly balanced RGB mix — red, green and blue all sit at 10, which is what makes it a true neutral. On this background, white text reaches a 19.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:96), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#0A0A0A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#0A0A0A belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #0A0A0A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#0A0A0A
  • RGB10, 10, 10
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 96
  • CSSrgb(10, 10, 10)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 4%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 3.922%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 4%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 4%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.039, 0.039, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.039, 0.039, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.039, 0.039, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID0A0A0A
  • DECIMAL ID657930
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01