What color is #103B4A?

#103B4A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103B4A?

The RGB value is 16, 59, 74: 16 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103B4A?

The complementary color is #4A1F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103B4A color

#103B4A rgb(16, 59, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #103B4A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 23.1% green and 29% blue (16, 59, 74).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cold and Dark (#154250), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#103B4A color codes

HEX	`#103B4A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 59, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 23.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 20%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -8.85, -13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 16.08, 236.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.013, 3.732, 7.039)`
Decimal	`1063754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103B4A, 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 #103B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #103B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103b4a; }
.text { color: #103b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 59 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103b4a, #101e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #103B4A?: #103B4A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103B4A?: The RGB value is 16, 59, 74: 16 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103B4A?: The complementary color is #4A1F10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.