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#10383C Color

#10383C is rgb(16, 56, 60) in RGB, hsl(185, 58%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 7%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10383C
HEX#10383C
RGBrgb(16, 56, 60)
HSLhsl(185, 58%, 15%)
HSVhsv(185, 73%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 7%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(31.5% 0.044 204.5)
LABlab(20.92% -13.25 -6.87)
LCHlch(20.92% 14.92 207.41)

What #10383C 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 #10383C, 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.

#10383C Channel Values

How #10383C 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 56 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 58% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 73% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.7:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10383C 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 text12.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #10383C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10383C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #10383C

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 #10383C.

How #10383C 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#10383C
Protanopia#33333C
Protanomaly#29353C
Deuteranopia#2F2F3D
Deuteranomaly#26333C
Tritanopia#0E3939
Tritanomaly#0F383A
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10383C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10383c: #10383C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10383C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10383c': '#10383C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.220, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_10383c">#10383C</color>
SVG fillfill="#10383C"

More Teal Colors

#10383C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10383C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10383C?

#10383C is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 56, 60) in RGB and hsl(185, 58%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #10383C?

#10383C is rgb(16, 56, 60) — red 16, green 56, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10383C?

#10383C converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 7%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10383C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10383C scores 12.7:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10383C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10383C 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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