What color is #102426?

#102426 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102426?

The RGB value is 16, 36, 38: 16 red, 36 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102426?

The complementary color is #261210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102426?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102426 color

#102426 rgb(16, 36, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #102426 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.1% green and 14.9% blue (16, 36, 38).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 41% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#102426 color codes

HEX	`#102426`
RGB	`rgb(16, 36, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 41%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 58%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 5%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, -7.39, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 8.34, 207.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 1.512, 2.062)`
Decimal	`1057830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102426, 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 #102426	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102426 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #102426 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102426; }
.text { color: #102426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102426; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 36 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102426, #101926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102426?: #102426 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102426?: The RGB value is 16, 36, 38: 16 red, 36 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102426?: The complementary color is #261210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102426?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.