What color is #103428?

#103428 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103428?

The RGB value is 16, 52, 40: 16 red, 52 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103428?

The complementary color is #34101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103428?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103428 color

#103428 rgb(16, 52, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #103428 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 20.4% green and 15.7% blue (16, 52, 40).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#103428 color codes

HEX	`#103428`
RGB	`rgb(16, 52, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 20.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 23%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.88, -16.48, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.88, 16.91, 167.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.824, 2.719, 2.436)`
Decimal	`1061928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103428, 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 #103428	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103428 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #103428 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103428; }
.text { color: #103428; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103428; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 52 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103428, #102e34); }

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Questions

What color is #103428?: #103428 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103428?: The RGB value is 16, 52, 40: 16 red, 52 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103428?: The complementary color is #34101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103428?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.