What color is #101D19?

#101D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101D19?

The RGB value is 16, 29, 25: 16 red, 29 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101D19?

The complementary color is #1D1014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101D19 color

#101D19 rgb(16, 29, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #101D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 11.4% green and 9.8% blue (16, 29, 25).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#101D19 color codes

HEX	`#101D19`
RGB	`rgb(16, 29, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 11.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 45%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.47, -6.9, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.47, 6.96, 172.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.828, 1.059, 1.08)`
Decimal	`1056025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101D19, 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 #101D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #101D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101d19; }
.text { color: #101d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 29 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101d19, #101a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #101D19?: #101D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101D19?: The RGB value is 16, 29, 25: 16 red, 29 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101D19?: The complementary color is #1D1014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.