What color is #101628?

#101628 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101628?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 40: 16 red, 22 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101628?

The complementary color is #282210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101628 color

#101628 rgb(16, 22, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #101628 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 15.7% blue (16, 22, 40).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 43% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#101628 color codes

HEX	`#101628`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 43%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 45%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.56, 3.57, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.56, 13.67, 285.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.883, 0.837, 2.122)`
Decimal	`1054248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101628, 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 #101628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #101628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101628; }
.text { color: #101628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101628, #161028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101628?: #101628 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101628?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 40: 16 red, 22 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101628?: The complementary color is #282210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.