What color is #160F08?

#160F08 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160F08?

The RGB value is 22, 15, 8: 22 red, 15 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160F08?

The complementary color is #080F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160F08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160F08 color

#160F08 rgb(22, 15, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #160F08 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 5.9% green and 3.1% blue (22, 15, 8).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 47% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 64% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#160F08 color codes

HEX	`#160F08`
RGB	`rgb(22, 15, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 5.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 47%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 64%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 64%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.79, 1.72, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.79, 4.28, 66.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.546, 0.53, 0.303)`
Decimal	`1445640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160F08, 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 #160F08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160F08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #160F08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160f08; }
.text { color: #160f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160f08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 15 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160f08, #161608); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #160F08?: #160F08 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160F08?: The RGB value is 22, 15, 8: 22 red, 15 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160F08?: The complementary color is #080F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160F08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.