Close to Oxford Blue

#102446

#102446 is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 14.1% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

15.41:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

1.36:1 Fail
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This color as text on white

15.41:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

1.36:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #102446 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#102446
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#102446 in use

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Questions about #102446

What color is #102446?

#102446 is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 14.1% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #102446 in RGB?

#102446 is rgb(16, 36, 70): 16 red, 36 green, and 70 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #102446 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(77, 49, 0, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #102446?

PANTONE 296 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #102446?

Its complement #342100 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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