What color is #160C0C?

#160C0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160C0C?

The RGB value is 22, 12, 12: 22 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160C0C?

The complementary color is #0C1616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160C0C color

#160C0C rgb(22, 12, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #160C0C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 4.7% green and 4.7% blue (22, 12, 12).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

#160C0C color codes

HEX	`#160C0C`
RGB	`rgb(22, 12, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 4.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.16, 3.74, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.16, 3.97, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.529, 0.46, 0.409)`
Decimal	`1444876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160C0C, 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 #160C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	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 #160C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160c0c; }
.text { color: #160c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 12 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160c0c, #16110c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #160C0C?: #160C0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160C0C?: The RGB value is 22, 12, 12: 22 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160C0C?: The complementary color is #0C1616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.