What color is #10252A?

#10252A is a very dark, desaturated cyan known as Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunken Ship?

The RGB value is 16, 37, 42: 16 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunken Ship?

The complementary color is #2A1510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunken Ship color: hex code #10252A

#10252A rgb(16, 37, 42)

Shades of black

Sunken Ship has the hex code #10252A. It is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (16, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

Sunken Ship (#10252A) color codes

HEX	`#10252A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 62%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 12%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.23, -6.64, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.23, 8.89, 221.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.293, 1.6, 2.431)`
Decimal	`1058090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunken Ship, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #10252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #10252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10252a; }
.text { color: #10252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10252a, #10182a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

See #10252A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #10252A?: #10252A is a very dark, desaturated cyan known as Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunken Ship?: The RGB value is 16, 37, 42: 16 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunken Ship?: The complementary color is #2A1510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.