What color is #161718?

#161718 is a dark gray known as Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Moon?

The RGB value is 22, 23, 24: 22 red, 23 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Moon?

The complementary color is #181716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161718?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Moon color: hex code #161718

#161718 rgb(22, 23, 24)

Shades of black

Dark Moon has the hex code #161718. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9% green and 9.4% blue (22, 23, 24).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

Dark Moon (#161718) color codes

HEX	`#161718`
RGB	`rgb(22, 23, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.67, -0.21, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.67, 0.89, 256.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.802, 0.849, 0.986)`
Decimal	`1447704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Moon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #161718	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161718 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #161718 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161718; }
.text { color: #161718; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161718; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 23 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161718, #161618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #161718 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #161718?: #161718 is a dark gray known as Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Moon?: The RGB value is 22, 23, 24: 22 red, 23 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Moon?: The complementary color is #181716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161718?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.