What color is #160E2A?

#160E2A 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 #160E2A?

The RGB value is 22, 14, 42: 22 red, 14 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160E2A?

The complementary color is #222A0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160E2A color

#160E2A rgb(22, 14, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #160E2A is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 5.5% green and 16.5% blue (22, 14, 42).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 50% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#160E2A color codes

HEX	`#160E2A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 14, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 5.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 50%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 67%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 67%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.89, 11.66, -17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.89, 20.86, 303.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.906, 0.652, 2.268)`
Decimal	`1445418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160E2A, 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 #160E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #160E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160e2a; }
.text { color: #160e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 14 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160e2a, #240e2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #160E2A?: #160E2A 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 #160E2A?: The RGB value is 22, 14, 42: 22 red, 14 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160E2A?: The complementary color is #222A0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.