What color is #161410?

#161410 is a very dark, grayish orange known as King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of King Kong?

The RGB value is 22, 20, 16: 22 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of King Kong?

The complementary color is #101216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

King Kong color: hex code #161410

#161410 rgb(22, 20, 16)

Shades of black

King Kong has the hex code #161410. It is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.8% green and 6.3% blue (22, 20, 16).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 91% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

King Kong (#161410) color codes

HEX	`#161410`
RGB	`rgb(22, 20, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 27%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.4, 0.05, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.4, 2.57, 88.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.675, 0.708, 0.591)`
Decimal	`1446928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with King Kong, 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 #161410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #161410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161410; }
.text { color: #161410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 20 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161410, #151610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #161410 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #161410?: #161410 is a very dark, grayish orange known as King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of King Kong?: The RGB value is 22, 20, 16: 22 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of King Kong?: The complementary color is #101216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.