What color is #103115?

#103115 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 #103115?

The RGB value is 16, 49, 21: 16 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103115?

The complementary color is #31102C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103115 color

#103115 rgb(16, 49, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #103115 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 19.2% green and 8.2% blue (16, 49, 21).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 51% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#103115 color codes

HEX	`#103115`
RGB	`rgb(16, 49, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 19.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 51%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 57%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, -19.51, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 24.18, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.447, 2.361, 1.089)`
Decimal	`1061141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103115, 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 #103115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #103115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103115; }
.text { color: #103115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 49 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103115, #103126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #103115?: #103115 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 #103115?: The RGB value is 16, 49, 21: 16 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103115?: The complementary color is #31102C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.