What color is #102322?

#102322 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102322?

The RGB value is 16, 35, 34: 16 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102322?

The complementary color is #231011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102322 color

#102322 rgb(16, 35, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #102322 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 13.7% green and 13.3% blue (16, 35, 34).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#102322 color codes

HEX	`#102322`
RGB	`rgb(16, 35, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 13.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 54%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 3%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.14, -8.08, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.14, 8.27, 192.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.103, 1.428, 1.73)`
Decimal	`1057570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102322, 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 #102322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #102322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102322; }
.text { color: #102322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 35 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102322, #101a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102322?: #102322 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102322?: The RGB value is 16, 35, 34: 16 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102322?: The complementary color is #231011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.