What color is #10373C?

#10373C 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 #10373C?

The RGB value is 16, 55, 60: 16 red, 55 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10373C?

The complementary color is #3C1510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10373C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10373C color

#10373C rgb(16, 55, 60)

Shades of teal

The hex color #10373C is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 21.6% green and 23.5% blue (16, 55, 60).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 58% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#10373C color codes

HEX	`#10373C`
RGB	`rgb(16, 55, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 21.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 58%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 8%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.71, -11.63, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.71, 13.66, 211.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.395, 3.169, 4.759)`
Decimal	`1062716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10373C, 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 #10373C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10373C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #10373C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10373c; }
.text { color: #10373c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10373c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 55 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10373c, #10213c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #10373C?: #10373C 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 #10373C?: The RGB value is 16, 55, 60: 16 red, 55 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10373C?: The complementary color is #3C1510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10373C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.