What color is #160B10?

#160B10 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160B10?

The RGB value is 22, 11, 16: 22 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160B10?

The complementary color is #0B1611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160B10 color

#160B10 rgb(22, 11, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #160B10 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 4.3% green and 6.3% blue (22, 11, 16).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 27% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#160B10 color codes

HEX	`#160B10`
RGB	`rgb(22, 11, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 4.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 27%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.04, 4.87, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.04, 4.95, 349.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.544, 0.447, 0.548)`
Decimal	`1444624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160B10, 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 #160B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #160B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160b10; }
.text { color: #160b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 11 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160b10, #160c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #160B10?: #160B10 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160B10?: The RGB value is 22, 11, 16: 22 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160B10?: The complementary color is #0B1611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.