What color is #102191?

#102191 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Dust. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102191?

The RGB value is 16, 33, 145: 16 red, 33 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102191?

The complementary color is #918010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102191?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102191 color

#102191 rgb(16, 33, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #102191 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 12.9% green and 56.9% blue (16, 33, 145).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 80% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Space Dust (#002299), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#102191 color codes

HEX	`#102191`
RGB	`rgb(16, 33, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 12.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 80%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 89%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 77%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.99, 38.18, -62.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.99, 72.84, 301.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.867, 3.241, 27.099)`
Decimal	`1057169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102191, 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 #102191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #102191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102191; }
.text { color: #102191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 33 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102191, #3f1091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ultramarine.

Questions

What color is #102191?: #102191 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Dust. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102191?: The RGB value is 16, 33, 145: 16 red, 33 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102191?: The complementary color is #918010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102191?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.