What color is #103C15?

#103C15 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103C15?

The RGB value is 16, 60, 21: 16 red, 60 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103C15?

The complementary color is #3C1037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103C15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103C15 color

#103C15 rgb(16, 60, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #103C15 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 23.5% green and 8.2% blue (16, 60, 21).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 58% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#103C15 color codes

HEX	`#103C15`
RGB	`rgb(16, 60, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 23.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 58%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 65%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.56, -24.69, 19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.56, 31.47, 141.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.965, 3.396, 1.261)`
Decimal	`1063957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103C15, 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 #103C15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103C15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #103C15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103c15; }
.text { color: #103c15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103c15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 60 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103c15, #103c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #103C15?: #103C15 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103C15?: The RGB value is 16, 60, 21: 16 red, 60 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103C15?: The complementary color is #3C1037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103C15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.