What color is #101939?

#101939 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101939?

The RGB value is 16, 25, 57: 16 red, 25 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101939?

The complementary color is #393010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101939 color

#101939 rgb(16, 25, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #101939 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9.8% green and 22.4% blue (16, 25, 57).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#101939 color codes

HEX	`#101939`
RGB	`rgb(16, 25, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 72%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 56%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.8, 8.34, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.8, 23.6, 290.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.3, 1.101, 4.014)`
Decimal	`1055033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101939, 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 #101939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #101939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101939; }
.text { color: #101939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 25 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101939, #1b1039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101939?: #101939 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101939?: The RGB value is 16, 25, 57: 16 red, 25 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101939?: The complementary color is #393010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.