What color is #10142E?

#10142E 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 #10142E?

The RGB value is 16, 20, 46: 16 red, 20 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10142E?

The complementary color is #2E2A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10142E?

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.

#10142E color

#10142E rgb(16, 20, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #10142E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.8% green and 18% blue (16, 20, 46).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#10142E color codes

HEX	`#10142E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 20, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 57%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.3, 7.55, -18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.3, 19.6, 292.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.957, 0.808, 2.69)`
Decimal	`1053742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10142E, 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 #10142E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10142E 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 #10142E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10142e; }
.text { color: #10142e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10142e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 20 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10142e, #1b102e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #10142E?: #10142E 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 #10142E?: The RGB value is 16, 20, 46: 16 red, 20 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10142E?: The complementary color is #2E2A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10142E?: 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.