Information about #100C09 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#100C09 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(16, 12, 9) — 6.3% red, 4.7% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 94. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #100C09 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and sits very close to black. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smoky Black (#100C08). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fingertips (#130E0C) and Asphalt (#130A06).

In RGB terms — rgb(16, 12, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #100C09: 19.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:94) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #100C09 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#100C09 color variations

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

#100C09 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #100C09

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#100C09 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#100C09
  • RGB16, 12, 9
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 94
  • CSSrgb(16, 12, 9)
  • HSL26°, 28%, 5%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 28%, 4.902%
  • HSV26°, 44%, 6%
  • HSB26°, 44%, 6%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.063, 0.047, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.063, 0.047, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.063, 0.047, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID100C09
  • DECIMAL ID1051657
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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