What color is #10272E?

#10272E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10272E?

The RGB value is 16, 39, 46: 16 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10272E?

The complementary color is #2E1710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10272E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10272E color

#10272E rgb(16, 39, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #10272E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 15.3% green and 18% blue (16, 39, 46).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#10272E color codes

HEX	`#10272E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 39, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 15.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 15%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.16, -6.52, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.16, 9.84, 228.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.432, 1.758, 2.848)`
Decimal	`1058606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10272E, 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 #10272E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10272E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #10272E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10272e; }
.text { color: #10272e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10272e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 39 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10272e, #10182e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #10272E?: #10272E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10272E?: The RGB value is 16, 39, 46: 16 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10272E?: The complementary color is #2E1710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10272E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.