What color is #16121C?

#16121C 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 #16121C?

The RGB value is 22, 18, 28: 22 red, 18 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16121C?

The complementary color is #181C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16121C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16121C color

#16121C rgb(22, 18, 28)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.1% green and 11% blue (22, 18, 28).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 22% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#16121C color codes

HEX	`#16121C`
RGB	`rgb(22, 18, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 22%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 36%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.21, 4.25, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.21, 7.44, 304.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.757, 0.687, 1.191)`
Decimal	`1446428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16121C, 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 #16121C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16121C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #16121C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16121c; }
.text { color: #16121c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16121c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 18 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16121c, #1b121c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #16121C?: #16121C 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 #16121C?: The RGB value is 22, 18, 28: 22 red, 18 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16121C?: The complementary color is #181C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16121C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.