What color is #102E34?

#102E34 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102E34?

The RGB value is 16, 46, 52: 16 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102E34?

The complementary color is #341610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102E34 color

#102E34 rgb(16, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #102E34 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (16, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#102E34 color codes

HEX	`#102E34`
RGB	`rgb(16, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 12%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, -8.91, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 11.46, 218.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.81, 2.312, 3.599)`
Decimal	`1060404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102E34, 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 #102E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #102E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102e34; }
.text { color: #102e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102e34, #101c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102E34?: #102E34 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102E34?: The RGB value is 16, 46, 52: 16 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102E34?: The complementary color is #341610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.