What color is #00160C?

#00160C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00160C?

The RGB value is 0, 22, 12: 0 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00160C?

The complementary color is #16000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00160C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00160C color

#00160C rgb(0, 22, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #00160C is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.6% green and 4.7% blue (0, 22, 12).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#00160C color codes

HEX	`#00160C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 22, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 45%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.42, -8.9, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.42, 9.39, 161.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.353, 0.6, 0.445)`
Decimal	`5644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00160C, 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 #00160C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00160C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #00160C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00160c; }
.text { color: #00160c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00160c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 22 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00160c, #001516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #00160C?: #00160C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00160C?: The RGB value is 0, 22, 12: 0 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00160C?: The complementary color is #16000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00160C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.