What color is #102C31?

#102C31 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102C31?

The RGB value is 16, 44, 49: 16 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102C31?

The complementary color is #311510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102C31 color

#102C31 rgb(16, 44, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #102C31 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 17.3% green and 19.2% blue (16, 44, 49).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 51% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#102C31 color codes

HEX	`#102C31`
RGB	`rgb(16, 44, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 17.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 51%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 10%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, -8.72, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 10.84, 216.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.669, 2.133, 3.229)`
Decimal	`1059889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102C31, 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 #102C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #102C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102c31; }
.text { color: #102c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 44 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102c31, #101b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102C31?: #102C31 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102C31?: The RGB value is 16, 44, 49: 16 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102C31?: The complementary color is #311510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.