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#103642 Color

#103642 is rgb(16, 54, 66) in RGB, hsl(194, 61%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 18%, 0%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#103642
HEX#103642
RGBrgb(16, 54, 66)
HSLhsl(194, 61%, 16%)
HSVhsv(194, 76%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 18%, 0%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(31.2% 0.047 222.4)
LABlab(20.40% -10.39 -11.69)
LCHlch(20.40% 15.64 228.37)

What #103642 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 #103642, 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 teal in the library.

#103642 Channel Values

How #103642 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 54 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 61% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 76% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.9:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #103642 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 text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #103642 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #103642

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #103642; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #103642

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 #103642.

How #103642 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#103642
Protanopia#323242
Protanomaly#283342
Deuteranopia#2D2D43
Deuteranomaly#243142
Tritanopia#0A3838
Tritanomaly#0C373C
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #103642 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-103642: #103642;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #103642;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-103642': '#103642' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.212, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_103642">#103642</color>
SVG fillfill="#103642"

More Teal Colors

#103642 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#103642 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #103642?

#103642 is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 54, 66) in RGB and hsl(194, 61%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #103642?

#103642 is rgb(16, 54, 66) — red 16, green 54, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #103642?

#103642 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 18%, 0%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #103642 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #103642 scores 12.9:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #103642 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #103642 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 13.38, which is visibly different.

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