What color is #161734?

#161734 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161734?

The RGB value is 22, 23, 52: 22 red, 23 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161734?

The complementary color is #343316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161734 color

#161734 rgb(22, 23, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #161734 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9% green and 20.4% blue (22, 23, 52).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#161734 color codes

HEX	`#161734`
RGB	`rgb(22, 23, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 56%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.25, 9.41, -19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.25, 21.5, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.257, 1.031, 3.381)`
Decimal	`1447732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161734, 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 #161734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #161734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161734; }
.text { color: #161734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 23 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161734, #241634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161734?: #161734 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161734?: The RGB value is 22, 23, 52: 22 red, 23 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161734?: The complementary color is #343316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.