What color is #101A23?

#101A23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101A23?

The RGB value is 16, 26, 35: 16 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101A23?

The complementary color is #231910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101A23 color

#101A23 rgb(16, 26, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #101A23 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 10.2% green and 13.7% blue (16, 26, 35).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 37% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#101A23 color codes

HEX	`#101A23`
RGB	`rgb(16, 26, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 10.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 37%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 54%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 26%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.74, -1.4, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.74, 7.75, 259.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.886, 0.97, 1.73)`
Decimal	`1055267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101A23, 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 #101A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #101A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101a23; }
.text { color: #101a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 26 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101a23, #101023); }

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Questions

What color is #101A23?: #101A23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101A23?: The RGB value is 16, 26, 35: 16 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101A23?: The complementary color is #231910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.