What color is #102110?

#102110 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 #102110?

The RGB value is 16, 33, 16: 16 red, 33 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102110?

The complementary color is #211021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102110 color

#102110 rgb(16, 33, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #102110 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.9% green and 6.3% blue (16, 33, 16).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#102110 color codes

HEX	`#102110`
RGB	`rgb(16, 33, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 52%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.81, -11.76, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.81, 14.72, 142.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.851, 1.235, 0.684)`
Decimal	`1057040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102110, 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 #102110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #102110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102110; }
.text { color: #102110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 33 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102110, #102119); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102110?: #102110 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 #102110?: The RGB value is 16, 33, 16: 16 red, 33 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102110?: The complementary color is #211021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.