What color is #16170D?

#16170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16170D?

The RGB value is 22, 23, 13: 22 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16170D?

The complementary color is #0E0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16170D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16170D color

#16170D rgb(22, 23, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #16170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9% green and 5.1% blue (22, 23, 13).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#16170D color codes

HEX	`#16170D`
RGB	`rgb(22, 23, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 43%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, -2.55, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 6.06, 114.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.71, 0.812, 0.5)`
Decimal	`1447693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16170D, 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 #16170D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16170D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #16170D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16170d; }
.text { color: #16170d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16170d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 23 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16170d, #11170d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #16170D?: #16170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16170D?: The RGB value is 22, 23, 13: 22 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16170D?: The complementary color is #0E0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16170D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.