#10212D Color

#10212D is rgb(16, 33, 45) in RGB, hsl(205, 48%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 27%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), visibly different at ΔE 10.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10212D

HEX#10212D

RGBrgb(16, 33, 45)

HSLhsl(205, 48%, 12%)

HSVhsv(205, 64%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 27%, 0%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(23.9% 0.032 240.7)

LABlab(11.72% -4.03 -10.36)

LCHlch(11.72% 11.12 248.74)

What #10212D 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 #10212D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 10.43 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 10.81 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 10.83 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 10.85 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 10.89 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 11.01

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#10212D Channel Values

How #10212D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 16 · G 33 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 205° · S 48% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 205° · S 64% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 64% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.44:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10212D 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 text16.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #10212D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #10212D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10212D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #10212D

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 #10212D.

How #10212D 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#10212D

Protanopia#1F1F2D

Protanomaly#1A202D

Deuteranopia#1C1C2D

Deuteranomaly#181E2D

Tritanopia#0C2323

Tritanomaly#0E2227

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10212D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10212d: #10212D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10212D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10212d': '#10212D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.129, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="color_10212d">#10212D</color>

SVG fillfill="#10212D"

More Blue Colors

#10212D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#10212D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10212D?

#10212D is a darkest blue — rgb(16, 33, 45) in RGB and hsl(205, 48%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.43.

What is the RGB value of #10212D?

#10212D is rgb(16, 33, 45) — red 16, green 33, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10212D?

#10212D converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 27%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10212D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10212D scores 16.44:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10212D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10212D 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 16.16, which is visibly different.

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