What color is #161837?

#161837 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161837?

The RGB value is 22, 24, 55: 22 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161837?

The complementary color is #373516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161837 color

#161837 rgb(22, 24, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #161837 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.4% green and 21.6% blue (22, 24, 55).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#161837 color codes

HEX	`#161837`
RGB	`rgb(22, 24, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 56%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.8, 9.81, -20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.8, 22.84, 295.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.347, 1.1, 3.755)`
Decimal	`1447991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161837, 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 #161837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #161837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161837; }
.text { color: #161837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 24 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161837, #251637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161837?: #161837 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161837?: The RGB value is 22, 24, 55: 22 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161837?: The complementary color is #373516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.