What color is #161607?

#161607 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 #161607?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 7: 22 red, 22 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161607?

The complementary color is #070716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161607?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161607 color

#161607 rgb(22, 22, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #161607 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 2.7% blue (22, 22, 7).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 52% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#161607 color codes

HEX	`#161607`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 52%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 68%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 68%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, -2.7, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 7.84, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.656, 0.76, 0.313)`
Decimal	`1447431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161607, 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 #161607	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161607 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #161607 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161607; }
.text { color: #161607; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161607; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161607, #0f1607); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161607?: #161607 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 #161607?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 7: 22 red, 22 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161607?: The complementary color is #070716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161607?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.