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#104f0a

a deep, electric green · cool · closest name: Dark Green

RGB
16, 79, 10
HSL
115°, 78%, 18%
CMYK
80, 0, 87, 69
Luminance
0.0572

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #104f0a is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#104f0a
Hue
115°
green
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
18%
deep
Brightness
31%
HSV value
Perceived
24%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0572
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
9.79:1
Closest name
Dark Green
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue115° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness18%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#104f0a
RGBrgb(16, 79, 10)
HSLhsl(115, 78%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 87%, 69%)
LABlab(28.7 -33.6 32.2)
LCHlch(28.7 46.5 136.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.374 0.116 141.9)
Decimal1068810
Display P3color(display-p3 0.063 0.310 0.039)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #104f0a;
background-color: #104f0a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#104f0a] bg-[#104f0a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #104f0a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.063, green: 0.310, blue: 0.039)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#104f0a")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF104F0A)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(10, 79, 16)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #104f0a · 9.79:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 9.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.14:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #104f0a as text scores 9.79:1 on white and 2.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#104f0a on white: 9.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#104f0a on black: 2.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #514700
deuteranopia · #4A4212
tritanopia · #004C42

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #104f0a is pinned to step 950; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FCF3
#E8F9E6
#CBF4C7
#A3F29B
#75EC6A
#47E638
#2CD91C
#25B517
#1D9112
#196912
#104f0a
Base = 950Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF3Darkest = 950 · #104f0a
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E8F9E6;
  --brand-200: #CBF4C7;
  --brand-300: #A3F29B;
  --brand-400: #75EC6A;
  --brand-500: #47E638;
  --brand-600: #2CD91C;
  --brand-700: #25B517;
  --brand-800: #1D9112;
  --brand-900: #196912;
  --brand-950: #104f0a;
  --brand: #104f0a;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #104f0a

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#529B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#390851
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#17710E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#152414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #104f0a

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#490A4F
Analogous left#334F0A
Analogous right#0A4F27
Split-complement 1#270A4F
Split-complement 2#4F0A33
Triadic 1#0A104F
Triadic 2#4F0A10
Tetradic#0A334F

RGB percentages

Red6.3%
Green31.0%
Blue3.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow87.3%
Key (black)69.0%

Color previews

#104f0a text on a black background

contrast 2.14:1

Card sample

#104f0a text on a white background

contrast 9.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #104f0a;
Background color
Panel with #104f0a background
background-color: #104f0a;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #104f0a;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(16, 79, 10, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(16, 79, 10, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #104f0a;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f0a, #0A4F32);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #104f0a

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#104f0a in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#104f0a, answered

What color is #104f0a?

#104f0a is a deep electric green, closest to Dark Green (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 115° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 18% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #104f0a?

rgb(16, 79, 10) — 16 red, 79 green and 10 blue out of 255, or 6.3% / 31% / 3.9% by channel.

Is #104f0a a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0572 and perceived brightness is 24%, so white text on it reaches 9.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #104f0a?

White. It scores 9.79:1 against #104f0a, versus 2.14:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #104f0a?

#490A4F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #270A4F and #4F0A33, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #104f0a?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C4EDC0 for borders, #529B4B for secondary text, #390851 as an accent and #17710E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #334F0A and #0A4F27 stays calm, while #490A4F is the loudest partner.

What is #104f0a in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 87%, 69%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #104f0a warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #294F0A; nudged cooler, #09501D.

Work with #104f0a in the Color Lab