What color is #102C44?

#102C44 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102C44?

The RGB value is 16, 44, 68: 16 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102C44?

The complementary color is #442810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102C44 color

#102C44 rgb(16, 44, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #102C44 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 17.3% green and 26.7% blue (16, 44, 68).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 62% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Stars (#0A3251), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#102C44 color codes

HEX	`#102C44`
RGB	`rgb(16, 44, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 17.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 62%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 35%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.13, -1.21, -18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.13, 18.2, 266.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.157, 2.329, 5.803)`
Decimal	`1059908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102C44, 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 #102C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #102C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102c44; }
.text { color: #102c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 44 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102c44, #101244); }

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Questions

What color is #102C44?: #102C44 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102C44?: The RGB value is 16, 44, 68: 16 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102C44?: The complementary color is #442810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.