What color is #102801?

#102801 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 #102801?

The RGB value is 16, 40, 1: 16 red, 40 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102801?

The complementary color is #190128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102801?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102801 color

#102801 rgb(16, 40, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #102801 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 15.7% green and 0.4% blue (16, 40, 1).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#102801 color codes

HEX	`#102801`
RGB	`rgb(16, 40, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 15.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 98%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.41, -18.02, 18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.41, 26.15, 133.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.978, 1.63, 0.292)`
Decimal	`1058817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102801, 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 #102801	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102801 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #102801 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102801; }
.text { color: #102801; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102801; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 40 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102801, #012805); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102801?: #102801 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 #102801?: The RGB value is 16, 40, 1: 16 red, 40 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102801?: The complementary color is #190128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102801?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.