What color is #161675?

#161675 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161675?

The RGB value is 22, 22, 117: 22 red, 22 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161675?

The complementary color is #757516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161675 color

#161675 rgb(22, 22, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #161675 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 8.6% green and 45.9% blue (22, 22, 117).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 68% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#161675 color codes

HEX	`#161675`
RGB	`rgb(22, 22, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 8.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 68%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 81%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.64, 35.02, -53.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.64, 63.68, 303.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.828, 2.028, 17.016)`
Decimal	`1447541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161675, 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 #161675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #161675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161675; }
.text { color: #161675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 22 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161675, #461675); }

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Questions

What color is #161675?: #161675 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161675?: The RGB value is 22, 22, 117: 22 red, 22 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161675?: The complementary color is #757516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.