What color is #103141?

#103141 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nordic Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103141?

The RGB value is 16, 49, 65: 16 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103141?

The complementary color is #412010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103141 color

#103141 rgb(16, 49, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #103141 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 19.2% green and 25.5% blue (16, 49, 65).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Noir (#003344), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#103141 color codes

HEX	`#103141`
RGB	`rgb(16, 49, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 19.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -5.88, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 14.79, 246.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.266, 2.688, 5.399)`
Decimal	`1061185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103141, 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 #103141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #103141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103141; }
.text { color: #103141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 49 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103141, #101941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #103141?: #103141 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nordic Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103141?: The RGB value is 16, 49, 65: 16 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103141?: The complementary color is #412010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.