What color is #10211E?

#10211E 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 #10211E?

The RGB value is 16, 33, 30: 16 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10211E?

The complementary color is #211013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10211E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10211E color

#10211E rgb(16, 33, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #10211E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.9% green and 11.8% blue (16, 33, 30).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#10211E color codes

HEX	`#10211E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 33, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 52%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.22, -8.05, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.22, 8.05, 181.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.992, 1.292, 1.425)`
Decimal	`1057054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10211E, 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 #10211E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10211E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #10211E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10211e; }
.text { color: #10211e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10211e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 33 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10211e, #101c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #10211E?: #10211E 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 #10211E?: The RGB value is 16, 33, 30: 16 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10211E?: The complementary color is #211013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10211E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.