What color is #102920?

#102920 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102920?

The RGB value is 16, 41, 32: 16 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102920?

The complementary color is #291019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102920 color

#102920 rgb(16, 41, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #102920 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 16.1% green and 12.5% blue (16, 41, 32).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#102920 color codes

HEX	`#102920`
RGB	`rgb(16, 41, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 16.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 61%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 22%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.4, -12.48, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.4, 12.83, 166.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.267, 1.8, 1.647)`
Decimal	`1059104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102920, 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 #102920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #102920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102920; }
.text { color: #102920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 41 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102920, #102629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #102920?: #102920 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102920?: The RGB value is 16, 41, 32: 16 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102920?: The complementary color is #291019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.