Named color

#010100 Black

#010100 is a near-black neutral, known as Black. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 0.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 100% saturation and 0% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Color harmonies

Combinations from the color wheel, built around #010100.

Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

20.88:1 AAA
Aa

Black text on this color

1.01:1 Fail
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This color as text on white

20.88:1 AAA
Aa

This color as text on black

1.01:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #010100 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#010100
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#010100 in use

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Questions about #010100

What color is #010100?

#010100 is a near-black neutral, known as Black. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 0.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 100% saturation and 0% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #010100 in RGB?

#010100 is rgb(1, 1, 0): 1 red, 1 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #010100 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 100, 100). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #010100?

PANTONE Black 6 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #010100?

Its complement #010102 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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