What color is #160930?

#160930 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160930?

The RGB value is 22, 9, 48: 22 red, 9 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160930?

The complementary color is #233009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160930 color

#160930 rgb(22, 9, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #160930 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 3.5% green and 18.8% blue (22, 9, 48).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 68% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#160930 color codes

HEX	`#160930`
RGB	`rgb(22, 9, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 3.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 68%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 81%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.23, 16.63, -22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.23, 28.24, 306.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.962, 0.579, 2.857)`
Decimal	`1444144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160930, 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 #160930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #160930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160930; }
.text { color: #160930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 9 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160930, #290930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #160930?: #160930 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160930?: The RGB value is 22, 9, 48: 22 red, 9 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160930?: The complementary color is #233009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.