What color is #102F2C?

#102F2C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102F2C?

The RGB value is 16, 47, 44: 16 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102F2C?

The complementary color is #2F1013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102F2C color

#102F2C rgb(16, 47, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #102F2C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18.4% green and 17.3% blue (16, 47, 44).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#102F2C color codes

HEX	`#102F2C`
RGB	`rgb(16, 47, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 66%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 6%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.11, -12.34, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.11, 12.44, 187.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.685, 2.325, 2.742)`
Decimal	`1060652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102F2C, 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 #102F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #102F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102f2c; }
.text { color: #102f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 47 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102f2c, #10222f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #102F2C?: #102F2C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102F2C?: The RGB value is 16, 47, 44: 16 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102F2C?: The complementary color is #2F1013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.