What color is #161811?

#161811 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161811?

The RGB value is 22, 24, 17: 22 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161811?

The complementary color is #131118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161811 color

#161811 rgb(22, 24, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #161811 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.4% green and 6.7% blue (22, 24, 17).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#161811 color codes

HEX	`#161811`
RGB	`rgb(22, 24, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 29%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.81, -2.57, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.81, 4.81, 122.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.759, 0.864, 0.657)`
Decimal	`1447953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161811, 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 #161811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #161811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161811; }
.text { color: #161811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 24 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161811, #131811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161811?: #161811 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161811?: The RGB value is 22, 24, 17: 22 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161811?: The complementary color is #131118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.