What color is #102017?

#102017 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 #102017?

The RGB value is 16, 32, 23: 16 red, 32 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102017?

The complementary color is #201019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102017?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102017 color

#102017 rgb(16, 32, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #102017 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.5% green and 9% blue (16, 32, 23).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#102017 color codes

HEX	`#102017`
RGB	`rgb(16, 32, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.59, -9.45, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.59, 10.27, 156.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.885, 1.205, 0.996)`
Decimal	`1056791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102017, 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 #102017	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102017 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #102017 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102017; }
.text { color: #102017; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102017; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 32 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102017, #10201f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #102017?: #102017 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 #102017?: The RGB value is 16, 32, 23: 16 red, 32 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102017?: The complementary color is #201019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102017?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.