What color is #102A35?

#102A35 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102A35?

The RGB value is 16, 42, 53: 16 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102A35?

The complementary color is #351B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102A35 color

#102A35 rgb(16, 42, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #102A35 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 16.5% green and 20.8% blue (16, 42, 53).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 54% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#102A35 color codes

HEX	`#102A35`
RGB	`rgb(16, 42, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 16.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 54%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 70%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 21%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, -5.89, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 11.7, 239.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.684, 2.023, 3.669)`
Decimal	`1059381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102A35, 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 #102A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #102A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102a35; }
.text { color: #102a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 42 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102a35, #101835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102A35?: #102A35 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102A35?: The RGB value is 16, 42, 53: 16 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102A35?: The complementary color is #351B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.