What color is #101429?

#101429 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101429?

The RGB value is 16, 20, 41: 16 red, 20 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101429?

The complementary color is #292510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101429?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101429 color

#101429 rgb(16, 20, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #101429 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.8% green and 16.1% blue (16, 20, 41).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#101429 color codes

HEX	`#101429`
RGB	`rgb(16, 20, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 61%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 51%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.96, 5.38, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.96, 15.84, 289.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.864, 0.771, 2.201)`
Decimal	`1053737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101429, 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 #101429	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101429 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #101429 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101429; }
.text { color: #101429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101429; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 20 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101429, #181029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101429?: #101429 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101429?: The RGB value is 16, 20, 41: 16 red, 20 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101429?: The complementary color is #292510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101429?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.