What color is #102E24?

#102E24 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102E24?

The RGB value is 16, 46, 36: 16 red, 46 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102E24?

The complementary color is #2E101A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102E24 color

#102E24 rgb(16, 46, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #102E24 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18% green and 14.1% blue (16, 46, 36).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#102E24 color codes

HEX	`#102E24`
RGB	`rgb(16, 46, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 22%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, -14.25, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 14.58, 167.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.509, 2.191, 2.012)`
Decimal	`1060388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102E24, 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 #102E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #102E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102e24; }
.text { color: #102e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 46 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102e24, #10292e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102E24?: #102E24 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102E24?: The RGB value is 16, 46, 36: 16 red, 46 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102E24?: The complementary color is #2E101A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.