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#103C41 Color

#103C41 is rgb(16, 60, 65) in RGB, hsl(186, 60%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#103C41
HEX#103C41
RGBrgb(16, 60, 65)
HSLhsl(186, 60%, 16%)
HSVhsv(186, 75%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.048 205.8)
LABlab(22.57% -13.98 -7.75)
LCHlch(22.57% 15.99 208.99)

What #103C41 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 #103C41, 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.

#103C41 Channel Values

How #103C41 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 60 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 60% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 75% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.04:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #103C41 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 text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #103C41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #103C41; 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 #103C41

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 #103C41.

How #103C41 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#103C41
Protanopia#373741
Protanomaly#2C3941
Deuteranopia#323242
Deuteranomaly#283641
Tritanopia#0D3D3D
Tritanomaly#0F3C3E
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #103C41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-103c41: #103C41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #103C41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-103c41': '#103C41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.235, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_103c41">#103C41</color>
SVG fillfill="#103C41"

More Teal Colors

#103C41 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#103C41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #103C41?

#103C41 is a darkest teal — rgb(16, 60, 65) in RGB and hsl(186, 60%, 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 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #103C41?

#103C41 is rgb(16, 60, 65) — red 16, green 60, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #103C41?

#103C41 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #103C41 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #103C41 scores 12.04:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #103C41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #103C41 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 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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