What color is #001A16?

#001A16 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A16?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 22: 0 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A16?

The complementary color is #1A0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A16 color

#001A16 rgb(0, 26, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A16 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 8.6% blue (0, 26, 22).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#001A16 color codes

HEX	`#001A16`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 15%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.2, -9.96, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.2, 9.96, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.514, 0.797, 0.886)`
Decimal	`6678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A16, 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 #001A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #001A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a16; }
.text { color: #001a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a16, #00111a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001A16?: #001A16 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A16?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 22: 0 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A16?: The complementary color is #1A0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.