What color is #103A33?

#103A33 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 #103A33?

The RGB value is 16, 58, 51: 16 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103A33?

The complementary color is #3A1017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103A33 color

#103A33 rgb(16, 58, 51)

Shades of teal

The hex color #103A33 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (16, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#103A33 color codes

HEX	`#103A33`
RGB	`rgb(16, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.49, -16.46, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.49, 16.46, 179.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.324, 3.375, 3.66)`
Decimal	`1063475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103A33, 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 #103A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #103A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103a33; }
.text { color: #103a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103a33, #102c3a); }

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Questions

What color is #103A33?: #103A33 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 #103A33?: The RGB value is 16, 58, 51: 16 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103A33?: The complementary color is #3A1017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.