What color is #161326?

#161326 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161326?

The RGB value is 22, 19, 38: 22 red, 19 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161326?

The complementary color is #232613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161326?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161326 color

#161326 rgb(22, 19, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #161326 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.5% green and 14.9% blue (22, 19, 38).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#161326 color codes

HEX	`#161326`
RGB	`rgb(22, 19, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 50%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 50%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.01, 7.12, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.01, 14.4, 299.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.914, 0.776, 1.935)`
Decimal	`1446694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161326, 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 #161326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #161326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161326; }
.text { color: #161326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 19 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161326, #201326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #161326?: #161326 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161326?: The RGB value is 22, 19, 38: 22 red, 19 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161326?: The complementary color is #232613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161326?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.