What color is #101C32?

#101C32 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101C32?

The RGB value is 16, 28, 50: 16 red, 28 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101C32?

The complementary color is #322610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101C32 color

#101C32 rgb(16, 28, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #101C32 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 11% green and 19.6% blue (16, 28, 50).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#101C32 color codes

HEX	`#101C32`
RGB	`rgb(16, 28, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 11%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 68%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 44%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.34, 3.03, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.34, 16.46, 280.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.204, 1.171, 3.18)`
Decimal	`1055794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101C32, 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 #101C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #101C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101c32; }
.text { color: #101c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 28 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101c32, #151032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #101C32?: #101C32 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101C32?: The RGB value is 16, 28, 50: 16 red, 28 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101C32?: The complementary color is #322610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.