Colour value

Black #101820

#101820 is a very dark, desaturated indigo. It is used by Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, which share this exact value. Conversions, contrast results and the closest colours in the dataset are below.

17.89:1 on white
Hexadecimal#101820
Red green blue16, 24, 32
Hue saturation lightness210, 33%, 9%
Cyan magenta yellow black50, 25, 0, 87
Relative luminance0.0087
Lightness a b7.8, -1.0, -6.8

Contrast against black and white

Text in this colour on white
17.89:1 AAA
Text in this colour on black
1.17:1 Fails
White text on this colour
17.89:1 AAA
Black text on this colour
1.17:1 Fails

Which text colour to use on #101820

White text scores 17.89:1 against this colour, against 1.17:1 for black, so white is the stronger choice.

Teams using this value

4 teams

Closest colours in the dataset

Ranked by perceptual difference. A value under about 12 would be hard to tell apart side by side.

Colours closest to #101820
ColourValue DifferenceUsed by
#03202F 7.8 Texans
#0B162A 9.2 Bears
#000000 10.4 Ravens, Bengals, Raiders, Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Cardinals, Bulls, Bruins
#0C2340 15.9 Titans, Yankees, Red Sox
#34302B 16.3 Buccaneers
#203731 18.1 Packers

Using #101820 in print and on screen

On screen this value is exact. In print it is an approximation: the cyan magenta yellow black figures above come from the standard conversion formula, and the colour a press actually lays down depends on that printer's own profile, the ink set and the stock. For anything where the shade matters, ask the printer for a spot ink rather than accepting a process build.

Test #101820 on a garment

Open the design studio with this colour loaded as the fabric. Place artwork or type on it and see whether it still reads — and whether the result will survive printing.

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