What color is #103231?

#103231 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 #103231?

The RGB value is 16, 50, 49: 16 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103231?

The complementary color is #321011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103231 color

#103231 rgb(16, 50, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #103231 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 19.6% green and 19.2% blue (16, 50, 49).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% 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 13.79:1).

#103231 color codes

HEX	`#103231`
RGB	`rgb(16, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 68%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.42, -12.47, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.42, 12.84, 193.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.908, 2.613, 3.309)`
Decimal	`1061425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103231, 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 #103231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #103231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103231; }
.text { color: #103231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103231, #102232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #103231?: #103231 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 #103231?: The RGB value is 16, 50, 49: 16 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103231?: The complementary color is #321011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.