What color is #160E26?

#160E26 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160E26?

The RGB value is 22, 14, 38: 22 red, 14 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160E26?

The complementary color is #1E260E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160E26 color

#160E26 rgb(22, 14, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #160E26 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 5.5% green and 14.9% blue (22, 14, 38).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 46% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#160E26 color codes

HEX	`#160E26`
RGB	`rgb(22, 14, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 5.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 46%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 63%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 63%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.64, 10, -14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.64, 17.74, 304.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.838, 0.625, 1.91)`
Decimal	`1445414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160E26, 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 #160E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #160E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160e26; }
.text { color: #160e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 14 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160e26, #220e26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #160E26?: #160E26 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160E26?: The RGB value is 22, 14, 38: 22 red, 14 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160E26?: The complementary color is #1E260E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.