What color is #16121B?

#16121B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16121B?

The RGB value is 22, 18, 27: 22 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16121B?

The complementary color is #171B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16121B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16121B color

#16121B rgb(22, 18, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #16121B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.1% green and 10.6% blue (22, 18, 27).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 20% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#16121B color codes

HEX	`#16121B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 18, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 20%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 33%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.16, 3.95, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.16, 6.69, 306.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.745, 0.682, 1.129)`
Decimal	`1446427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16121B, 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 #16121B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16121B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #16121B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16121b; }
.text { color: #16121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16121b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 18 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16121b, #1b121b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #16121B?: #16121B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16121B?: The RGB value is 22, 18, 27: 22 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16121B?: The complementary color is #171B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16121B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.