What color is #16020A?

#16020A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16020A?

The RGB value is 22, 2, 10: 22 red, 2 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16020A?

The complementary color is #02160E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16020A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16020A color

#16020A rgb(22, 2, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #16020A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 0.8% green and 3.9% blue (22, 2, 10).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 55% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#16020A color codes

HEX	`#16020A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 2, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 0.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 55%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.13, 7.5, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.13, 7.54, 354.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.407, 0.236, 0.311)`
Decimal	`1442314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16020A, 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 #16020A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16020A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #16020A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16020a; }
.text { color: #16020a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16020a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 2 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16020a, #160402); }

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Questions

What color is #16020A?: #16020A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16020A?: The RGB value is 22, 2, 10: 22 red, 2 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16020A?: The complementary color is #02160E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16020A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.