What color is #101244?

#101244 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101244?

The RGB value is 16, 18, 68: 16 red, 18 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101244?

The complementary color is #444210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101244 color

#101244 rgb(16, 18, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #101244 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.1% green and 26.7% blue (16, 18, 68).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 62% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#101244 color codes

HEX	`#101244`
RGB	`rgb(16, 18, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 62%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 74%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.65, 18.39, -31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.65, 36.7, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.473, 0.96, 5.575)`
Decimal	`1053252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101244, 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 #101244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #101244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101244; }
.text { color: #101244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 18 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101244, #281044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101244?: #101244 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101244?: The RGB value is 16, 18, 68: 16 red, 18 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101244?: The complementary color is #444210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.