What color is #161133?

#161133 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161133?

The RGB value is 22, 17, 51: 22 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161133?

The complementary color is #2E3311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161133 color

#161133 rgb(22, 17, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #161133 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (22, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#161133 color codes

HEX	`#161133`
RGB	`rgb(22, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 67%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.32, 13.55, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.32, 25.58, 301.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.129, 0.81, 3.228)`
Decimal	`1446195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161133, 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 #161133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #161133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161133; }
.text { color: #161133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161133, #271133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #161133?: #161133 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161133?: The RGB value is 22, 17, 51: 22 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161133?: The complementary color is #2E3311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.