What color is #103235?

#103235 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 #103235?

The RGB value is 16, 50, 53: 16 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103235?

The complementary color is #351310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103235 color

#103235 rgb(16, 50, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #103235 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (16, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 54% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#103235 color codes

HEX	`#103235`
RGB	`rgb(16, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 54%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 70%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.58, -11.07, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.58, 12.41, 206.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.997, 2.648, 3.773)`
Decimal	`1061429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103235, 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 #103235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #103235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103235; }
.text { color: #103235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103235, #101f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #103235?: #103235 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 #103235?: The RGB value is 16, 50, 53: 16 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103235?: The complementary color is #351310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.