What color is #161639?

#161639 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161639?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 57: 22 red, 22 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161639?

The complementary color is #393916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161639?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161639 color

#161639 rgb(22, 22, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #161639 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 22.4% blue (22, 22, 57).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#161639 color codes

HEX	`#161639`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 61%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.32, 12.14, -22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.32, 25.86, 298)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 1.04, 3.999)`
Decimal	`1447481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161639, 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 #161639	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161639 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #161639 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161639; }
.text { color: #161639; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161639; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161639, #281639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161639?: #161639 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161639?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 57: 22 red, 22 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161639?: The complementary color is #393916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161639?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.