What color is #101741?

#101741 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101741?

The RGB value is 16, 23, 65: 16 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101741?

The complementary color is #413A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101741 color

#101741 rgb(16, 23, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #101741 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9% green and 25.5% blue (16, 23, 65).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#101741 color codes

HEX	`#101741`
RGB	`rgb(16, 23, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 65%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.83, 13.34, -27.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.83, 30.76, 295.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.474, 1.104, 5.136)`
Decimal	`1054529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101741, 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 #101741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #101741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101741; }
.text { color: #101741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 23 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101741, #221041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101741?: #101741 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101741?: The RGB value is 16, 23, 65: 16 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101741?: The complementary color is #413A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.