What color is #102F0F?

#102F0F is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102F0F?

The RGB value is 16, 47, 15: 16 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102F0F?

The complementary color is #2E0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102F0F color

#102F0F rgb(16, 47, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #102F0F is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18.4% green and 5.9% blue (16, 47, 15).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 52% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#102F0F color codes

HEX	`#102F0F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 47, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 52%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 68%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 68%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, -19.55, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 25.76, 139.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.316, 2.178, 0.803)`
Decimal	`1060623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102F0F, 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 #102F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #102F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102f0f; }
.text { color: #102f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 47 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102f0f, #0f2f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102F0F?: #102F0F is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102F0F?: The RGB value is 16, 47, 15: 16 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102F0F?: The complementary color is #2E0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.