Colour

#010101

#010101
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#010101 is a near-black with RGB values 1, 1, 1 and HSL 0°, 0%, 0%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#010101#010101

HEX#010101

RGBrgb(1, 1, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.0039, 0.0039

RGB percentages0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 0.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 0.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 99.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer65,793

CSS custom property--colour: #010101;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.87:1

Contrast with white20.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#010101

Inverted#FEFEFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#010101no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#010101no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#010101no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 0.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 44.1 Gray · ΔE 53.3 Slate grey · ΔE 53.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 55.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 0.27, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#010101

Analogous#010101, #010101

Triadic#010101, #010101

Split complementary#010101, #010101

Tetradic#010101, #010101, #010101

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#676767

Lighter +30%#4E4E4E

Lighter +20%#343434

Lighter +10%#1B1B1B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#010101

Less saturated −25%#010101

Channel breakdown

Red1 (0.4%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness0.39%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 01 · G 01 · B 01

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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