What color is #102E26?

#102E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102E26?

The RGB value is 16, 46, 38: 16 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102E26?

The complementary color is #2E1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102E26 color

#102E26 rgb(16, 46, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #102E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18% green and 14.9% blue (16, 46, 38).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#102E26 color codes

HEX	`#102E26`
RGB	`rgb(16, 46, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 17%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, -13.65, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 13.77, 172.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.54, 2.204, 2.178)`
Decimal	`1060390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102E26, 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 #102E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #102E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102e26; }
.text { color: #102e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 46 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102e26, #10272e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102E26?: #102E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102E26?: The RGB value is 16, 46, 38: 16 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102E26?: The complementary color is #2E1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.