What color is #101E4A?

#101E4A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101E4A?

The RGB value is 16, 30, 74: 16 red, 30 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101E4A?

The complementary color is #4A3C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101E4A color

#101E4A rgb(16, 30, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #101E4A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 11.8% green and 29% blue (16, 30, 74).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#101E4A color codes

HEX	`#101E4A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 30, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 11.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 59%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.82, 11.81, -29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.82, 31.47, 292.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.914, 1.533, 6.672)`
Decimal	`1056330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101E4A, 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 #101E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #101E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101e4a; }
.text { color: #101e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 30 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101e4a, #1f104a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #101E4A?: #101E4A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101E4A?: The RGB value is 16, 30, 74: 16 red, 30 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101E4A?: The complementary color is #4A3C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.