Smoky Black (#100C08)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 19.48:1 — vs black: 1.08:1

Color values

  • HEX #100C08
  • RGB rgb(16, 12, 8)
  • HSL hsl(30, 50%, 6%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 50, 93.73 )
  • Websafe #000000

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #100C08 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#080C10
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#100808
#101008
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#08100C
#0C0810
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#081010
#080810
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#081008
#080C10
#100810
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Smoky Black
#100C08 Base
#110D09
#2B2016
#433222
#76593B
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Smoky Black, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#110D09
#110D09
#110D09
#110D09
#110D09
Smoky Black #100C08 Base
#4D3A27
#8B6845
#B99673
#D8C4B1
#F6F2EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #100C08. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #100C08;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #100C08;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #100C08;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #100C08,
        #081018
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #100C08,
        #081018
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$smoky-black: #100C08;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$smoky-black-r: 16;
$smoky-black-g: 12;
$smoky-black-b: 8;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $smoky-black;
    color: rgba($smoky-black-r, $smoky-black-g, $smoky-black-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Smoky Black appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #100C08 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #0D0D08 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #0C0C08 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #100C0C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #0D0D0D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Smoky Black ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Smoky Black #100C08 Base
Onyx #0F0F0F ΔE 2.23
Others #-0 ΔE 2.99
Black #000000 ΔE 2.99
Rich Black (FOGRA39) #010203 ΔE 3.20

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.