What color is #101941?

#101941 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 #101941?

The RGB value is 16, 25, 65: 16 red, 25 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101941?

The complementary color is #413810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101941 color

#101941 rgb(16, 25, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #101941 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9.8% green and 25.5% blue (16, 25, 65).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#101941 color codes

HEX	`#101941`
RGB	`rgb(16, 25, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 62%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.46, 11.78, -26.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.46, 29.19, 293.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.515, 1.187, 5.149)`
Decimal	`1055041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101941, 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 #101941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #101941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101941; }
.text { color: #101941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 25 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101941, #201041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101941?: #101941 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 #101941?: The RGB value is 16, 25, 65: 16 red, 25 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101941?: The complementary color is #413810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.