What color is #102339?

#102339 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102339?

The RGB value is 16, 35, 57: 16 red, 35 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102339?

The complementary color is #392610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102339 color

#102339 rgb(16, 35, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #102339 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 13.7% green and 22.4% blue (16, 35, 57).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#102339 color codes

HEX	`#102339`
RGB	`rgb(16, 35, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 13.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 72%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 39%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.28, 0.69, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.28, 16.57, 272.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.553, 1.607, 4.099)`
Decimal	`1057593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102339, 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 #102339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #102339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102339; }
.text { color: #102339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 35 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102339, #121039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #102339?: #102339 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102339?: The RGB value is 16, 35, 57: 16 red, 35 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102339?: The complementary color is #392610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.