Information about #102A2C color

#102A2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#102A2C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(16, 42, 44) — 6.3% red, 16.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 1 / 0 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#102A2C is a confidently colored cyan that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maystone (#0E2A2A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Madagascar (#172E2C) and Magnum (#112331).

In RGB terms — rgb(16, 42, 44) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #102A2C: 15.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #102A2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#102A2C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#102A2C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #102A2C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Kermadec color link
Kermadec

#1D2C2A

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Celtic color link
Celtic

#163222

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#102A2C
  • RGB16, 42, 44
  • CMYK11, 1, 0, 83
  • CSSrgb(16, 42, 44)
  • HSL184°, 47%, 12%
  • HSL Precise184.286°, 46.667%, 11.765%
  • HSV184°, 64%, 17%
  • HSB184°, 64%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.063, 0.165, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.063, 0.165, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.063, 0.165, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID102A2C
  • DECIMAL ID1059372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01