What color is #103D60?

#103D60 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103D60?

The RGB value is 16, 61, 96: 16 red, 61 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103D60?

The complementary color is #603310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103D60 color

#103D60 rgb(16, 61, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #103D60 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 23.9% green and 37.6% blue (16, 61, 96).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 71% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon (#143C5D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#103D60 color codes

HEX	`#103D60`
RGB	`rgb(16, 61, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 23.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 71%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 83%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 36%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, -1.24, -25.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 25.04, 267.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.993, 4.292, 11.682)`
Decimal	`1064288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103D60, 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 #103D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #103D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103d60; }
.text { color: #103d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 61 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103d60, #101560); }

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Questions

What color is #103D60?: #103D60 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103D60?: The RGB value is 16, 61, 96: 16 red, 61 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103D60?: The complementary color is #603310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.