What color is #102503?

#102503 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102503?

The RGB value is 16, 37, 3: 16 red, 37 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102503?

The complementary color is #180325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102503 color

#102503 rgb(16, 37, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #102503 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.5% green and 1.2% blue (16, 37, 3).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#102503 color codes

HEX	`#102503`
RGB	`rgb(16, 37, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 92%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.22, -16.19, 16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.22, 23.14, 134.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.892, 1.44, 0.317)`
Decimal	`1058051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102503, 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 #102503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #102503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102503; }
.text { color: #102503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 37 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102503, #032507); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102503?: #102503 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102503?: The RGB value is 16, 37, 3: 16 red, 37 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102503?: The complementary color is #180325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.