What color is #101622?

#101622 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101622?

The RGB value is 16, 22, 34: 16 red, 22 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101622?

The complementary color is #221C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101622?

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.

#101622 color

#101622 rgb(16, 22, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #101622 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 8.6% green and 13.3% blue (16, 22, 34).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#101622 color codes

HEX	`#101622`
RGB	`rgb(16, 22, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 8.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, 1.2, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 9.29, 277.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.789, 0.799, 1.626)`
Decimal	`1054242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101622, 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 #101622	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101622 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 #101622 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101622; }
.text { color: #101622; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101622; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 22 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101622, #131022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #101622?: #101622 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101622?: The RGB value is 16, 22, 34: 16 red, 22 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101622?: The complementary color is #221C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101622?: 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.