What color is #104846?

#104846 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #104846?

The RGB value is 16, 72, 70: 16 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #104846?

The complementary color is #481012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #104846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#104846 color

#104846 rgb(16, 72, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #104846 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 28.2% green and 27.5% blue (16, 72, 70).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 64% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#104846 color codes

HEX	`#104846`
RGB	`rgb(16, 72, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 28.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 64%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 78%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, -17.99, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 18.43, 192.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.636, 5.187, 6.603)`
Decimal	`1067078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #104846, 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 #104846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#104846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #104846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #104846; }
.text { color: #104846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #104846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 72 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #104846, #102e48); }

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Questions

What color is #104846?: #104846 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #104846?: The RGB value is 16, 72, 70: 16 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #104846?: The complementary color is #481012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #104846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.