What color is #101E20?

#101E20 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101E20?

The RGB value is 16, 30, 32: 16 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101E20?

The complementary color is #201210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101E20 color

#101E20 rgb(16, 30, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #101E20 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 11.8% green and 12.5% blue (16, 30, 32).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#101E20 color codes

HEX	`#101E20`
RGB	`rgb(16, 30, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 11.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.13, -5.36, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.13, 6.29, 211.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.939, 1.143, 1.537)`
Decimal	`1056288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101E20, 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 #101E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #101E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101e20; }
.text { color: #101e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 30 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101e20, #101620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #101E20?: #101E20 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101E20?: The RGB value is 16, 30, 32: 16 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101E20?: The complementary color is #201210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.