What color is #161E34?

#161E34 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sombre Night?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 52: 22 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sombre Night?

The complementary color is #342C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sombre Night color: hex code #161E34

#161E34 rgb(22, 30, 52)

Shades of black

Sombre Night has the hex code #161E34. It is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 20.4% blue (22, 30, 52).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

Sombre Night (#161E34) color codes

HEX	`#161E34`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 42%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.6, 4.03, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.6, 16.11, 284.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.415, 1.347, 3.434)`
Decimal	`1449524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sombre Night, 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 #161E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #161E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e34; }
.text { color: #161e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e34, #1d1634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #161E34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #161E34?: #161E34 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sombre Night?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 52: 22 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sombre Night?: The complementary color is #342C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.