What color is #101A38?

#101A38 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 #101A38?

The RGB value is 16, 26, 56: 16 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101A38?

The complementary color is #382E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101A38 color

#101A38 rgb(16, 26, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #101A38 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 10.2% green and 22% blue (16, 26, 56).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#101A38 color codes

HEX	`#101A38`
RGB	`rgb(16, 26, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 10.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 71%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 54%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.06, 7.13, -20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.06, 22.12, 288.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.297, 1.134, 3.891)`
Decimal	`1055288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101A38, 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 #101A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #101A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101a38; }
.text { color: #101a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 26 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101a38, #1a1038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101A38?: #101A38 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 #101A38?: The RGB value is 16, 26, 56: 16 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101A38?: The complementary color is #382E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.