What color is #161506?

#161506 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161506?

The RGB value is 22, 21, 6: 22 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161506?

The complementary color is #060716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161506 color

#161506 rgb(22, 21, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #161506 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.2% green and 2.4% blue (22, 21, 6).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 57% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 73% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#161506 color codes

HEX	`#161506`
RGB	`rgb(22, 21, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 57%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 73%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 73%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.5, -2.15, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.5, 7.55, 106.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.632, 0.72, 0.278)`
Decimal	`1447174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161506, 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 #161506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #161506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161506; }
.text { color: #161506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 21 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161506, #0f1606); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161506?: #161506 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161506?: The RGB value is 22, 21, 6: 22 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161506?: The complementary color is #060716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.