What color is #16124B?

#16124B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16124B?

The RGB value is 22, 18, 75: 22 red, 18 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16124B?

The complementary color is #474B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16124B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16124B color

#16124B rgb(22, 18, 75)

Shades of black

The hex color #16124B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.1% green and 29.4% blue (22, 18, 75).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#16124B color codes

HEX	`#16124B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 18, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 61%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 76%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 76%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.88, 22.12, -34.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.88, 41.08, 302.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.817, 1.111, 6.774)`
Decimal	`1446475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16124B, 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 #16124B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16124B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #16124B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16124b; }
.text { color: #16124b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16124b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 18 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16124b, #33124b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #16124B?: #16124B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16124B?: The RGB value is 22, 18, 75: 22 red, 18 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16124B?: The complementary color is #474B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16124B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.