What color is #160126?

#160126 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160126?

The RGB value is 22, 1, 38: 22 red, 1 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160126?

The complementary color is #112601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160126?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160126 color

#160126 rgb(22, 1, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #160126 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 0.4% green and 14.9% blue (22, 1, 38).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.69:1).

#160126 color codes

HEX	`#160126`
RGB	`rgb(22, 1, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 0.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 97%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3, 15.39, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3, 24.26, 309.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.692, 0.332, 1.861)`
Decimal	`1442086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160126, 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 #160126	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160126 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #160126 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160126; }
.text { color: #160126; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160126; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 1 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160126, #260124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #160126?: #160126 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160126?: The RGB value is 22, 1, 38: 22 red, 1 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160126?: The complementary color is #112601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160126?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.