What color is #104141?

#104141 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #104141?

The RGB value is 16, 65, 65: 16 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #104141?

The complementary color is #411010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #104141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#104141 color

#104141 rgb(16, 65, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #104141 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 25.5% green and 25.5% blue (16, 65, 65).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#104141 color codes

HEX	`#104141`
RGB	`rgb(16, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, -15.77, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 16.47, 196.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.058, 4.272, 5.663)`
Decimal	`1065281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #104141, 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 #104141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#104141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #104141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #104141; }
.text { color: #104141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #104141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #104141, #102941); }

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Questions

What color is #104141?: #104141 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #104141?: The RGB value is 16, 65, 65: 16 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #104141?: The complementary color is #411010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #104141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.