What color is #161520?

#161520 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161520?

The RGB value is 22, 21, 32: 22 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161520?

The complementary color is #1F2015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161520 color

#161520 rgb(22, 21, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #161520 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.2% green and 12.5% blue (22, 21, 32).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#161520 color codes

HEX	`#161520`
RGB	`rgb(22, 21, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 34%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.33, 3.63, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.33, 8.32, 295.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.86, 0.811, 1.477)`
Decimal	`1447200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161520, 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 #161520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #161520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161520; }
.text { color: #161520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 21 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161520, #1c1520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #161520?: #161520 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161520?: The RGB value is 22, 21, 32: 22 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161520?: The complementary color is #1F2015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.