What color is #10302F?

#10302F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10302F?

The RGB value is 16, 48, 47: 16 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10302F?

The complementary color is #301011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10302F color

#10302F rgb(16, 48, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #10302F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (16, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#10302F color codes

HEX	`#10302F`
RGB	`rgb(16, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.59, -11.94, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.59, 12.29, 193.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.784, 2.429, 3.064)`
Decimal	`1060911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10302F, 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 #10302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #10302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10302f; }
.text { color: #10302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10302f, #102130); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #10302F?: #10302F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10302F?: The RGB value is 16, 48, 47: 16 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10302F?: The complementary color is #301011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.