What color is #160E13?

#160E13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160E13?

The RGB value is 22, 14, 19: 22 red, 14 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160E13?

The complementary color is #0E1611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160E13 color

#160E13 rgb(22, 14, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #160E13 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 5.5% green and 7.5% blue (22, 14, 19).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 22% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 14% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#160E13 color codes

HEX	`#160E13`
RGB	`rgb(22, 14, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 5.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 22%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 36%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 14%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.8, 4.1, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.8, 4.38, 339.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.605, 0.532, 0.687)`
Decimal	`1445395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160E13, 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 #160E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #160E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160e13; }
.text { color: #160e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 14 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160e13, #160e0f); }

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Questions

What color is #160E13?: #160E13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160E13?: The RGB value is 22, 14, 19: 22 red, 14 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160E13?: The complementary color is #0E1611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.