What color is #103130?

#103130 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 #103130?

The RGB value is 16, 49, 48: 16 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103130?

The complementary color is #311011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103130 color

#103130 rgb(16, 49, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #103130 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 19.2% green and 18.8% blue (16, 49, 48).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 51% 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 13.96:1).

#103130 color codes

HEX	`#103130`
RGB	`rgb(16, 49, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 19.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 51%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, -12.21, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 12.57, 193.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.845, 2.52, 3.185)`
Decimal	`1061168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103130, 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 #103130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #103130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103130; }
.text { color: #103130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 49 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103130, #102131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #103130?: #103130 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 #103130?: The RGB value is 16, 49, 48: 16 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103130?: The complementary color is #311011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.