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#10281E Color

#10281E is rgb(16, 40, 30) in RGB, hsl(155, 43%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 25%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10281E
HEX#10281E
RGBrgb(16, 40, 30)
HSLhsl(155, 43%, 11%)
HSVhsv(155, 60%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 25%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(25.4% 0.036 164.6)
LABlab(13.92% -12.15 3.58)
LCHlch(13.92% 12.67 163.58)

What #10281E 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 #10281E, 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 green in the library.

#10281E Channel Values

How #10281E 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 16 · G 40 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 43% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 60% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.62:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10281E 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 text15.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #10281E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10281E; 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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Tints & Shades of #10281E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #10281E.

How #10281E 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#10281E
Protanopia#25251E
Protanomaly#1E261E
Deuteranopia#22221F
Deuteranomaly#1C241E
Tritanopia#122727
Tritanomaly#112724
Achromatopsia#232323

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10281E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10281e: #10281E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10281E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10281e': '#10281E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.157, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_10281e">#10281E</color>
SVG fillfill="#10281E"

More Green Colors

#10281E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10281E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10281E?

#10281E is a darkest green — rgb(16, 40, 30) in RGB and hsl(155, 43%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #10281E?

#10281E is rgb(16, 40, 30) — red 16, green 40, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10281E?

#10281E converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 25%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10281E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10281E scores 15.62:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10281E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10281E 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.8, which is visibly different.

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