What color is #16162B?

#16162B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16162B?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 43: 22 red, 22 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16162B?

The complementary color is #2B2B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16162B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16162B color

#16162B rgb(22, 22, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #16162B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 16.9% blue (22, 22, 43).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#16162B color codes

HEX	`#16162B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 49%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 49%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.3, 6.77, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.3, 15.77, 295.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.054, 0.919, 2.407)`
Decimal	`1447467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16162B, 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 #16162B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16162B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #16162B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16162b; }
.text { color: #16162b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16162b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16162b, #21162b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #16162B?: #16162B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16162B?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 43: 22 red, 22 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16162B?: The complementary color is #2B2B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16162B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.