What color is #10612E?

#10612E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10612E?

The RGB value is 16, 97, 46: 16 red, 97 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10612E?

The complementary color is #611043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10612E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10612E color

#10612E rgb(16, 97, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #10612E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 38% green and 18% blue (16, 97, 46).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 72% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#10612E color codes

HEX	`#10612E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 97, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 38%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 72%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 84%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 53%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, -35.76, 22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 42.24, 147.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.981, 8.856, 4.031)`
Decimal	`1073454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10612E, 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 #10612E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10612E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #10612E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10612e; }
.text { color: #10612e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10612e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 97 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10612e, #106156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #10612E?: #10612E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10612E?: The RGB value is 16, 97, 46: 16 red, 97 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10612E?: The complementary color is #611043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10612E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.