What color is #102825?

#102825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102825?

The RGB value is 16, 40, 37: 16 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102825?

The complementary color is #281013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102825 color

#102825 rgb(16, 40, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #102825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (16, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#102825 color codes

HEX	`#102825`
RGB	`rgb(16, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.18, -10.32, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.18, 10.36, 185.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.306, 1.761, 2.021)`
Decimal	`1058853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102825, 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 #102825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #102825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102825; }
.text { color: #102825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102825, #101f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102825?: #102825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102825?: The RGB value is 16, 40, 37: 16 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102825?: The complementary color is #281013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.