#100C12 Color

#100C12 is rgb(16, 12, 18) in RGB, hsl(280, 20%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 93%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#100C12

HEX#100C12

RGBrgb(16, 12, 18)

HSLhsl(280, 20%, 6%)

HSVhsv(280, 33%, 7%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(16.2% 0.014 314.4)

LABlab(3.75% 2.16 -2.49)

LCHlch(3.75% 3.30 310.88)

What #100C12 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #100C12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 3.45 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 3.65 Soft Black#131313ΔE 3.92 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 4.67 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 4.71 Black#000000ΔE 4.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#100C12 Channel Values

How #100C12 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 16 · G 12 · B 18	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 20% · L 6%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 33% · V 7%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 93%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.38:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #100C12 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #100C12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #100C12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #100C12

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#100C12

#0E0A0F

#0B080C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #100C12.

How #100C12 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#100C12

Protanopia#0D0D12

Protanomaly#0E0C12

Deuteranopia#0D0D12

Deuteranomaly#0E0D12

Tritanopia#0F0D0D

Tritanomaly#100D0F

Achromatopsia#0D0D0D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #100C12 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-100c12: #100C12;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #100C12;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-100c12': '#100C12' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.047, blue: 0.071)

Android XML<color name="color_100c12">#100C12</color>

SVG fillfill="#100C12"

More Purple Colors

#100C12 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#100C12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #100C12?

#100C12 is a darkest purple — rgb(16, 12, 18) in RGB and hsl(280, 20%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #100C12?

#100C12 is rgb(16, 12, 18) — red 16, green 12, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #100C12?

#100C12 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 93%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #100C12 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #100C12 scores 19.38:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #100C12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #100C12 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 4.99, which is very hard to tell apart.

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