What color is #10251A?

#10251A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10251A?

The RGB value is 16, 37, 26: 16 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10251A?

The complementary color is #25101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10251A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10251A color

#10251A rgb(16, 37, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #10251A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 14.5% green and 10.2% blue (16, 37, 26).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#10251A color codes

HEX	`#10251A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 37, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 14.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 57%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 30%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.66, -11.76, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.66, 12.68, 157.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.062, 1.508, 1.212)`
Decimal	`1058074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10251A, 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 #10251A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10251A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #10251A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10251a; }
.text { color: #10251a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10251a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 37 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10251a, #102525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #10251A?: #10251A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10251A?: The RGB value is 16, 37, 26: 16 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10251A?: The complementary color is #25101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10251A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.