What color is #161329?

#161329 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161329?

The RGB value is 22, 19, 41: 22 red, 19 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161329?

The complementary color is #262913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161329 color

#161329 rgb(22, 19, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #161329 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.5% green and 16.1% blue (22, 19, 41).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 37% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#161329 color codes

HEX	`#161329`
RGB	`rgb(22, 19, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 37%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 54%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.19, 8.25, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.19, 16.67, 299.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.964, 0.796, 2.2)`
Decimal	`1446697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161329, 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 #161329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	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 #161329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161329; }
.text { color: #161329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 19 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161329, #211329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #161329?: #161329 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161329?: The RGB value is 22, 19, 41: 22 red, 19 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161329?: The complementary color is #262913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.