What color is #101946?

#101946 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101946?

The RGB value is 16, 25, 70: 16 red, 25 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101946?

The complementary color is #463D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101946 color

#101946 rgb(16, 25, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #101946 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9.8% green and 27.5% blue (16, 25, 70).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#101946 color codes

HEX	`#101946`
RGB	`rgb(16, 25, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 63%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 77%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 64%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 13.93, -29.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 32.62, 295.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.666, 1.247, 5.946)`
Decimal	`1055046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101946, 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 #101946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #101946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101946; }
.text { color: #101946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 25 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101946, #221046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101946?: #101946 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101946?: The RGB value is 16, 25, 70: 16 red, 25 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101946?: The complementary color is #463D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.