What color is #101139?

#101139 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101139?

The RGB value is 16, 17, 57: 16 red, 17 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101139?

The complementary color is #393810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101139 color

#101139 rgb(16, 17, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #101139 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 6.7% green and 22.4% blue (16, 17, 57).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#101139 color codes

HEX	`#101139`
RGB	`rgb(16, 17, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 72%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 70%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.28, 14.5, -26.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.28, 29.9, 299.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.152, 0.806, 3.965)`
Decimal	`1052985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101139, 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 #101139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #101139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101139; }
.text { color: #101139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 17 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101139, #231039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101139?: #101139 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101139?: The RGB value is 16, 17, 57: 16 red, 17 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101139?: The complementary color is #393810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.