What color is #104A42?

#104A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #104A42?

The RGB value is 16, 74, 66: 16 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #104A42?

The complementary color is #4A1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #104A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#104A42 color

#104A42 rgb(16, 74, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #104A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (16, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#104A42 color codes

HEX	`#104A42`
RGB	`rgb(16, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, -20.38, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 20.38, 181.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.645, 5.401, 6.004)`
Decimal	`1067586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #104A42, 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 #104A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#104A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #104A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #104a42; }
.text { color: #104a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #104a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #104a42, #10354a); }

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Questions

What color is #104A42?: #104A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #104A42?: The RGB value is 16, 74, 66: 16 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #104A42?: The complementary color is #4A1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #104A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.