What color is #161110?

#161110 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161110?

The RGB value is 22, 17, 16: 22 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161110?

The complementary color is #101516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161110 color

#161110 rgb(22, 17, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #161110 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 6.7% green and 6.3% blue (22, 17, 16).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#161110 color codes

HEX	`#161110`
RGB	`rgb(22, 17, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 6.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 27%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.5, 1.89, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.5, 2.27, 33.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.625, 0.609, 0.575)`
Decimal	`1446160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161110, 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 #161110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #161110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161110; }
.text { color: #161110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 17 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161110, #161410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #161110?: #161110 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161110?: The RGB value is 22, 17, 16: 22 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161110?: The complementary color is #101516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.