What color is #101440?

#101440 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 #101440?

The RGB value is 16, 20, 64: 16 red, 20 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101440?

The complementary color is #403C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101440 color

#101440 rgb(16, 20, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #101440 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.8% green and 25.1% blue (16, 20, 64).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#101440 color codes

HEX	`#101440`
RGB	`rgb(16, 20, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 69%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.83, 15.22, -28.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.83, 32.44, 297.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.389, 0.981, 4.966)`
Decimal	`1053760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101440, 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 #101440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #101440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101440; }
.text { color: #101440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 20 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101440, #241040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101440?: #101440 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 #101440?: The RGB value is 16, 20, 64: 16 red, 20 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101440?: The complementary color is #403C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.