What color is #161641?

#161641 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161641?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 65: 22 red, 22 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161641?

The complementary color is #414116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161641 color

#161641 rgb(22, 22, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #161641 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 25.5% blue (22, 22, 65).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#161641 color codes

HEX	`#161641`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 66%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10, 15.32, -27.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10, 31.42, 299.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.572, 1.126, 5.135)`
Decimal	`1447489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161641, 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 #161641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #161641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161641; }
.text { color: #161641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161641, #2c1641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161641?: #161641 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161641?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 65: 22 red, 22 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161641?: The complementary color is #414116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.