What color is #104A17?

#104A17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #104A17?

The RGB value is 16, 74, 23: 16 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #104A17?

The complementary color is #4A1043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #104A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#104A17 color

#104A17 rgb(16, 74, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #104A17 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 29% green and 9% blue (16, 74, 23).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#104A17 color codes

HEX	`#104A17`
RGB	`rgb(16, 74, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 29%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 69%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, -30.32, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 39.06, 140.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.817, 5.069, 1.64)`
Decimal	`1067543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #104A17, 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 #104A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#104A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #104A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #104a17; }
.text { color: #104a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #104a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 74 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #104a17, #104a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #104A17?: #104A17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #104A17?: The RGB value is 16, 74, 23: 16 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #104A17?: The complementary color is #4A1043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #104A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.