What color is #103C18?

#103C18 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103C18?

The RGB value is 16, 60, 24: 16 red, 60 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103C18?

The complementary color is #3C1034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103C18 color

#103C18 rgb(16, 60, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #103C18 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 23.5% green and 9.4% blue (16, 60, 24).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 58% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#103C18 color codes

HEX	`#103C18`
RGB	`rgb(16, 60, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 23.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 58%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 60%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.61, -24.19, 17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.61, 30.04, 143.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.994, 3.408, 1.417)`
Decimal	`1063960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103C18, 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 #103C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #103C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103c18; }
.text { color: #103c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 60 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103c18, #103c2e); }

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Questions

What color is #103C18?: #103C18 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103C18?: The RGB value is 16, 60, 24: 16 red, 60 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103C18?: The complementary color is #3C1034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.