What color is #101238?

#101238 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 #101238?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 56: 16 red, 18 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101238?

The complementary color is #383610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101238 color

#101238 rgb(16, 18, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #101238 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 22% blue (16, 18, 56).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#101238 color codes

HEX	`#101238`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 71%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 68%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.48, 13.36, -25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.48, 28.44, 298.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.144, 0.828, 3.84)`
Decimal	`1053240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101238, 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 #101238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #101238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101238; }
.text { color: #101238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101238, #221038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101238?: #101238 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 #101238?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 56: 16 red, 18 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101238?: The complementary color is #383610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.