What color is #10280D?

#10280D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10280D?

The RGB value is 16, 40, 13: 16 red, 40 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10280D?

The complementary color is #250D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10280D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10280D color

#10280D rgb(16, 40, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #10280D is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 15.7% green and 5.1% blue (16, 40, 13).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 51% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#10280D color codes

HEX	`#10280D`
RGB	`rgb(16, 40, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 15.7%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 51%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 68%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 67%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.57, -16.28, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.57, 21.58, 138.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 1.657, 0.645)`
Decimal	`1058829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10280D, 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 #10280D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10280D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #10280D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10280d; }
.text { color: #10280d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10280d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 40 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10280d, #0d2817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #10280D?: #10280D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10280D?: The RGB value is 16, 40, 13: 16 red, 40 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10280D?: The complementary color is #250D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10280D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.