What color is #102D28?

#102D28 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 #102D28?

The RGB value is 16, 45, 40: 16 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102D28?

The complementary color is #2D1015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102D28 color

#102D28 rgb(16, 45, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #102D28 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 17.6% green and 15.7% blue (16, 45, 40).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#102D28 color codes

HEX	`#102D28`
RGB	`rgb(16, 45, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 17.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.21, -12.43, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.21, 12.43, 180.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.535, 2.14, 2.339)`
Decimal	`1060136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102D28, 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 #102D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #102D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102d28; }
.text { color: #102d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 45 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102d28, #10242d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102D28?: #102D28 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 #102D28?: The RGB value is 16, 45, 40: 16 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102D28?: The complementary color is #2D1015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.