What color is #001416?

#001416 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001416?

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

What is the complementary color of #001416?

The complementary color is #160200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001416?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001416 color

#001416 rgb(0, 20, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #001416 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.8% green and 8.6% blue (0, 20, 22).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#001416 color codes

HEX	`#001416`
RGB	`rgb(0, 20, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.04, -5.56, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.04, 6.52, 211.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.395, 0.558, 0.846)`
Decimal	`5142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001416, 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 #001416	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001416 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #001416 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001416; }
.text { color: #001416; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001416; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 20 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001416, #000916); }

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Questions

What color is #001416?: #001416 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001416?: The RGB value is 0, 20, 22: 0 red, 20 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001416?: The complementary color is #160200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001416?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.