What color is #102403?

#102403 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102403?

The RGB value is 16, 36, 3: 16 red, 36 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102403?

The complementary color is #170324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102403?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102403 color

#102403 rgb(16, 36, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #102403 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.1% green and 1.2% blue (16, 36, 3).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#102403 color codes

HEX	`#102403`
RGB	`rgb(16, 36, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.1%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 92%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 92%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.81, -15.66, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.81, 22.37, 134.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.861, 1.378, 0.307)`
Decimal	`1057795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102403, 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 #102403	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102403 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #102403 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102403; }
.text { color: #102403; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102403; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 36 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102403, #032407); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102403?: #102403 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102403?: The RGB value is 16, 36, 3: 16 red, 36 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102403?: The complementary color is #170324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102403?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.