What color is #103333?

#103333 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 #103333?

The RGB value is 16, 51, 51: 16 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103333?

The complementary color is #331010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103333 color

#103333 rgb(16, 51, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #103333 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 20% green and 20% blue (16, 51, 51).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#103333 color codes

HEX	`#103333`
RGB	`rgb(16, 51, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 20%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, -12.39, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 12.95, 196.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.995, 2.717, 3.551)`
Decimal	`1061683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103333, 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 #103333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #103333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103333; }
.text { color: #103333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 51 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103333, #102233); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #103333?: #103333 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 #103333?: The RGB value is 16, 51, 51: 16 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103333?: The complementary color is #331010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.