What color is #161611?

#161611 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161611?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 17: 22 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161611?

The complementary color is #111116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161611 color

#161611 rgb(22, 22, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #161611 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 6.7% blue (22, 22, 17).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#161611 color codes

HEX	`#161611`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.09, -1.11, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.09, 3.21, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.719, 0.785, 0.644)`
Decimal	`1447441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161611, 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 #161611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #161611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161611; }
.text { color: #161611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161611, #141611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161611?: #161611 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161611?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 17: 22 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161611?: The complementary color is #111116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.