What color is #102F22?

#102F22 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 #102F22?

The RGB value is 16, 47, 34: 16 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102F22?

The complementary color is #2F101D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102F22 color

#102F22 rgb(16, 47, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #102F22 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18.4% green and 13.3% blue (16, 47, 34).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#102F22 color codes

HEX	`#102F22`
RGB	`rgb(16, 47, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 66%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.79, -15.4, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.79, 16.17, 162.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.519, 2.259, 1.869)`
Decimal	`1060642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102F22, 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 #102F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #102F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102f22; }
.text { color: #102f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 47 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102f22, #102c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #102F22?: #102F22 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 #102F22?: The RGB value is 16, 47, 34: 16 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102F22?: The complementary color is #2F101D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.