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#103A3D Color

#103A3D is rgb(16, 58, 61) in RGB, hsl(184, 58%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 5%, 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 5.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#103A3D
HEX#103A3D
RGBrgb(16, 58, 61)
HSLhsl(184, 58%, 15%)
HSVhsv(184, 74%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 5%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(32.1% 0.046 201.9)
LABlab(21.69% -14.04 -6.38)
LCHlch(21.69% 15.42 204.46)

What #103A3D 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 #103A3D, 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.

#103A3D Channel Values

How #103A3D 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 58 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 58% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 74% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.39:1 vs white · 1.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #103A3D 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 text12.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #103A3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #103A3D; 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 #103A3D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #103A3D.

How #103A3D 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#103A3D
Protanopia#35353D
Protanomaly#2B373D
Deuteranopia#30303E
Deuteranomaly#27343D
Tritanopia#0F3A3A
Tritanomaly#0F3A3B
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #103A3D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-103a3d: #103A3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #103A3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-103a3d': '#103A3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.227, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_103a3d">#103A3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#103A3D"

More Teal Colors

#103A3D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#103A3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #103A3D?

#103A3D is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 58, 61) in RGB and hsl(184, 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 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #103A3D?

#103A3D is rgb(16, 58, 61) — red 16, green 58, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #103A3D?

#103A3D converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 5%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #103A3D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #103A3D scores 12.39:1 against white and 1.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #103A3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #103A3D 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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