What color is #103414?

#103414 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103414?

The RGB value is 16, 52, 20: 16 red, 52 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103414?

The complementary color is #341030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103414?

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.

#103414 color

#103414 rgb(16, 52, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #103414 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 20.4% green and 7.8% blue (16, 52, 20).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#103414 color codes

HEX	`#103414`
RGB	`rgb(16, 52, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 20.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 62%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, -21.16, 16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 26.74, 142.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.568, 2.617, 1.084)`
Decimal	`1061908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103414, 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 #103414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103414 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 #103414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103414; }
.text { color: #103414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 52 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103414, #103426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #103414?: #103414 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103414?: The RGB value is 16, 52, 20: 16 red, 52 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103414?: The complementary color is #341030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103414?: 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.