What color is #16112F?

#16112F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16112F?

The RGB value is 22, 17, 47: 22 red, 17 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16112F?

The complementary color is #2A2F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16112F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16112F color

#16112F rgb(22, 17, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #16112F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 6.7% green and 18.4% blue (22, 17, 47).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#16112F color codes

HEX	`#16112F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 17, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 6.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 64%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.02, 11.95, -19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.02, 22.65, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.044, 0.777, 2.784)`
Decimal	`1446191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16112F, 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 #16112F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16112F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #16112F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16112f; }
.text { color: #16112f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16112f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 17 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16112f, #25112f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #16112F?: #16112F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16112F?: The RGB value is 22, 17, 47: 22 red, 17 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16112F?: The complementary color is #2A2F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16112F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.