What color is #00161B?

#00161B 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 #00161B?

The RGB value is 0, 22, 27: 0 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00161B?

The complementary color is #1B0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00161B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00161B color

#00161B rgb(0, 22, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #00161B is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (0, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#00161B color codes

HEX	`#00161B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.9, -5.57, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.9, 8.16, 226.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.485, 0.653, 1.137)`
Decimal	`5659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00161B, 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 #00161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00161B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #00161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00161b; }
.text { color: #00161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00161b, #00091b); }

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Questions

What color is #00161B?: #00161B 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 #00161B?: The RGB value is 0, 22, 27: 0 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00161B?: The complementary color is #1B0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00161B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.