What color is #160F42?

#160F42 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160F42?

The RGB value is 22, 15, 66: 22 red, 15 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160F42?

The complementary color is #3B420F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160F42 color

#160F42 rgb(22, 15, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #160F42 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 5.9% green and 25.9% blue (22, 15, 66).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 63% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#160F42 color codes

HEX	`#160F42`
RGB	`rgb(22, 15, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 5.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 63%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 77%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 77%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.18, 20.78, -31.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.18, 37.41, 303.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.485, 0.905, 5.25)`
Decimal	`1445698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160F42, 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 #160F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #160F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160f42; }
.text { color: #160f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 15 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160f42, #300f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #160F42?: #160F42 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160F42?: The RGB value is 22, 15, 66: 22 red, 15 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160F42?: The complementary color is #3B420F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.