What color is #160100?

#160100 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160100?

The RGB value is 22, 1, 0: 22 red, 1 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160100?

The complementary color is #001516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160100 color

#160100 rgb(22, 1, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #160100 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 0.4% green and 0% blue (22, 1, 0).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#160100 color codes

HEX	`#160100`
RGB	`rgb(22, 1, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 0.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.74, 6.51, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.74, 7.06, 22.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.342, 0.192, 0.019)`
Decimal	`1442048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160100, 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 #160100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #160100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160100; }
.text { color: #160100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 1 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160100, #160c00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #160100?: #160100 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160100?: The RGB value is 22, 1, 0: 22 red, 1 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160100?: The complementary color is #001516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.