What color is #161414?

#161414 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161414?

The RGB value is 22, 20, 20: 22 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161414?

The complementary color is #141616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161414 color

#161414 rgb(22, 20, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #161414 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.8% green and 7.8% blue (22, 20, 20).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Sooty (#141414), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#161414 color codes

HEX	`#161414`
RGB	`rgb(22, 20, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 7.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.52, 0.89, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.52, 0.94, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.707, 0.721, 0.764)`
Decimal	`1446932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161414, 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 #161414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #161414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161414; }
.text { color: #161414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 20 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161414, #161514); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #161414?: #161414 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161414?: The RGB value is 22, 20, 20: 22 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161414?: The complementary color is #141616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.