What color is #101C2F?

#101C2F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101C2F?

The RGB value is 16, 28, 47: 16 red, 28 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101C2F?

The complementary color is #2F2310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101C2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101C2F color

#101C2F rgb(16, 28, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #101C2F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 11% green and 18.4% blue (16, 28, 47).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#101C2F color codes

HEX	`#101C2F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 28, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 11%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 66%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 40%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.15, 1.79, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.15, 14.4, 277.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.142, 1.146, 2.85)`
Decimal	`1055791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101C2F, 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 #101C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #101C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101c2f; }
.text { color: #101c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 28 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101c2f, #13102f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101C2F?: #101C2F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101C2F?: The RGB value is 16, 28, 47: 16 red, 28 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101C2F?: The complementary color is #2F2310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101C2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.