What color is #103733?

#103733 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103733?

The RGB value is 16, 55, 51: 16 red, 55 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103733?

The complementary color is #371014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103733 color

#103733 rgb(16, 55, 51)

Shades of teal

The hex color #103733 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 21.6% green and 20% blue (16, 55, 51).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 55% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#103733 color codes

HEX	`#103733`
RGB	`rgb(16, 55, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 21.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 55%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 71%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.37, -14.75, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.37, 14.84, 186.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.177, 3.081, 3.611)`
Decimal	`1062707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103733, 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 #103733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #103733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103733; }
.text { color: #103733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 55 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103733, #102837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #103733?: #103733 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103733?: The RGB value is 16, 55, 51: 16 red, 55 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103733?: The complementary color is #371014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.