What color is #102119?

#102119 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102119?

The RGB value is 16, 33, 25: 16 red, 33 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102119?

The complementary color is #211018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102119 color

#102119 rgb(16, 33, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #102119 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.9% green and 9.8% blue (16, 33, 25).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#102119 color codes

HEX	`#102119`
RGB	`rgb(16, 33, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 52%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 24%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.05, -9.54, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.05, 10.06, 161.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.933, 1.268, 1.115)`
Decimal	`1057049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102119, 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 #102119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #102119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102119; }
.text { color: #102119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 33 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102119, #102121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #102119?: #102119 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102119?: The RGB value is 16, 33, 25: 16 red, 33 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102119?: The complementary color is #211018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.