What color is #16171D?

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

What is the RGB value of #16171D?

The RGB value is 22, 23, 29: 22 red, 23 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16171D?

The complementary color is #1D1C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16171D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16171D color

#16171D rgb(22, 23, 29)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9% green and 11.4% blue (22, 23, 29).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 14% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#16171D color codes

HEX	`#16171D`
RGB	`rgb(22, 23, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 14%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 24%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.88, 1.23, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.88, 4.54, 285.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.859, 0.872, 1.285)`
Decimal	`1447709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16171D, 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 #16171D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16171D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #16171D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16171d; }
.text { color: #16171d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16171d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 23 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16171d, #19161d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #16171D?: #16171D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16171D?: The RGB value is 22, 23, 29: 22 red, 23 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16171D?: The complementary color is #1D1C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16171D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.