What color is #160505?

#160505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160505?

The RGB value is 22, 5, 5: 22 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160505?

The complementary color is #051616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160505 color

#160505 rgb(22, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #160505 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 2% green and 2% blue (22, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 63% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 77% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#160505 color codes

HEX	`#160505`
RGB	`rgb(22, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 63%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 77%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.62, 5.6, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.62, 5.94, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.413, 0.29, 0.178)`
Decimal	`1443077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160505, 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 #160505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #160505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160505; }
.text { color: #160505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160505, #160e05); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #160505?: #160505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160505?: The RGB value is 22, 5, 5: 22 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160505?: The complementary color is #051616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.