What color is #102129?

#102129 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102129?

The RGB value is 16, 33, 41: 16 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102129?

The complementary color is #291810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102129 color

#102129 rgb(16, 33, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #102129 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.9% green and 16.1% blue (16, 33, 41).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#102129 color codes

HEX	`#102129`
RGB	`rgb(16, 33, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 61%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 20%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.67, -4.25, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.67, 8.67, 240.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.158, 1.358, 2.298)`
Decimal	`1057065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102129, 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 #102129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #102129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102129; }
.text { color: #102129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 33 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102129, #101429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102129?: #102129 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102129?: The RGB value is 16, 33, 41: 16 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102129?: The complementary color is #291810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.