What color is #0A2A28?

#0A2A28 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A2A28?

The RGB value is 10, 42, 40: 10 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A2A28?

The complementary color is #2A0A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A2A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A2A28 color

#0A2A28 rgb(10, 42, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #0A2A28 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (10, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 62% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#0A2A28 color codes

HEX	`#0A2A28`
RGB	`rgb(10, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 62%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 76%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.81, -12.13, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.81, 12.32, 190.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.336, 1.874, 2.298)`
Decimal	`666152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A2A28, 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 #0A2A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A2A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #0A2A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a2a28; }
.text { color: #0a2a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a2a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a2a28, #0a1c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0A2A28?: #0A2A28 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A2A28?: The RGB value is 10, 42, 40: 10 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A2A28?: The complementary color is #2A0A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A2A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.