What color is #16171B?

#16171B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16171B?

The RGB value is 22, 23, 27: 22 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16171B?

The complementary color is #1B1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16171B color

#16171B rgb(22, 23, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #16171B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (22, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#16171B color codes

HEX	`#16171B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.79, 0.63, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.79, 3.04, 281.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.835, 0.862, 1.159)`
Decimal	`1447707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16171B, 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 #16171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #16171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16171b; }
.text { color: #16171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16171b, #17161b); }

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Questions

What color is #16171B?: #16171B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16171B?: The RGB value is 22, 23, 27: 22 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16171B?: The complementary color is #1B1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.