What color is #10200C?

#10200C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10200C?

The RGB value is 16, 32, 12: 16 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10200C?

The complementary color is #1C0C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10200C?

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.

#10200C color

#10200C rgb(16, 32, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #10200C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.5% green and 4.7% blue (16, 32, 12).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#10200C color codes

HEX	`#10200C`
RGB	`rgb(16, 32, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 63%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 62%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.33, -11.9, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.33, 15.68, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.797, 1.17, 0.532)`
Decimal	`1056780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10200C, 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 #10200C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10200C 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 #10200C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10200c; }
.text { color: #10200c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10200c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 32 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10200c, #0c2012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #10200C?: #10200C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10200C?: The RGB value is 16, 32, 12: 16 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10200C?: The complementary color is #1C0C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10200C?: 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.