What color is #161132?

#161132 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161132?

The RGB value is 22, 17, 50: 22 red, 17 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161132?

The complementary color is #2D3211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161132 color

#161132 rgb(22, 17, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #161132 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 6.7% green and 19.6% blue (22, 17, 50).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#161132 color codes

HEX	`#161132`
RGB	`rgb(22, 17, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 6.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 66%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, 13.15, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 24.85, 301.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.107, 0.802, 3.113)`
Decimal	`1446194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161132, 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 #161132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #161132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161132; }
.text { color: #161132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 17 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161132, #271132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #161132?: #161132 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161132?: The RGB value is 22, 17, 50: 22 red, 17 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161132?: The complementary color is #2D3211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.