What color is #102F41?

#102F41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102F41?

The RGB value is 16, 47, 65: 16 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102F41?

The complementary color is #412210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102F41 color

#102F41 rgb(16, 47, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #102F41 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18.4% green and 25.5% blue (16, 47, 65).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#102F41 color codes

HEX	`#102F41`
RGB	`rgb(16, 47, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 28%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, -4.53, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 15.37, 252.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.184, 2.525, 5.372)`
Decimal	`1060673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102F41, 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 #102F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #102F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102f41; }
.text { color: #102f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 47 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102f41, #101741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #102F41?: #102F41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102F41?: The RGB value is 16, 47, 65: 16 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102F41?: The complementary color is #412210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.