What color is #161312?

#161312 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161312?

The RGB value is 22, 19, 18: 22 red, 19 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161312?

The complementary color is #121516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161312?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161312 color

#161312 rgb(22, 19, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #161312 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.5% green and 7.1% blue (22, 19, 18).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#161312 color codes

HEX	`#161312`
RGB	`rgb(22, 19, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 18%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.14, 1.09, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.14, 1.5, 43.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.673, 0.68, 0.668)`
Decimal	`1446674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161312, 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 #161312	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161312 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #161312 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161312; }
.text { color: #161312; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161312; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 19 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161312, #161512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161312?: #161312 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161312?: The RGB value is 22, 19, 18: 22 red, 19 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161312?: The complementary color is #121516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161312?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.