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#02101D Color

#02101D is rgb(2, 16, 29) in RGB, hsl(209, 87%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 45%, 0%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02101D
HEX#02101D
RGBrgb(2, 16, 29)
HSLhsl(209, 87%, 6%)
HSVhsv(209, 93%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 45%, 0%, 89%)
OKLCHoklch(16.7% 0.036 244.8)
LABlab(4.15% -1.66 -10.08)
LCHlch(4.15% 10.21 260.62)

What #02101D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #02101D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#02101D Channel Values

How #02101D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 2 · G 16 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 87% · L 6%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 93% · V 11%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 89%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.19:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02101D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #02101D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #02101D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02101D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #02101D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02101D.

How #02101D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#02101D
Protanopia#0E0E1D
Protanomaly#0A0F1D
Deuteranopia#0C0C1D
Deuteranomaly#080E1D
Tritanopia#001212
Tritanomaly#001117
Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02101D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-02101d: #02101D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02101D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02101d': '#02101D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.063, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_02101d">#02101D</color>
SVG fillfill="#02101D"

More Blue Colors

#02101D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02101D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02101D?

#02101D is a darkest blue — rgb(2, 16, 29) in RGB and hsl(209, 87%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #02101D?

#02101D is rgb(2, 16, 29) — red 2, green 16, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02101D?

#02101D converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 45%, 0%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02101D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02101D scores 19.19:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02101D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02101D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.02, which is visibly different.

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