What color is #103738?

#103738 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103738?

The RGB value is 16, 55, 56: 16 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103738?

The complementary color is #381110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103738 color

#103738 rgb(16, 55, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #103738 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 21.6% green and 22% blue (16, 55, 56).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#103738 color codes

HEX	`#103738`
RGB	`rgb(16, 55, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 21.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 71%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 2%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, -13.05, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 13.87, 199.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.293, 3.128, 4.223)`
Decimal	`1062712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103738, 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 #103738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #103738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103738; }
.text { color: #103738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 55 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103738, #102338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #103738?: #103738 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103738?: The RGB value is 16, 55, 56: 16 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103738?: The complementary color is #381110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.