What color is #16190B?

#16190B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16190B?

The RGB value is 22, 25, 11: 22 red, 25 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16190B?

The complementary color is #0E0B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16190B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16190B color

#16190B rgb(22, 25, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #16190B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.8% green and 4.3% blue (22, 25, 11).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 39% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#16190B color codes

HEX	`#16190B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 39%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 56%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 56%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.04, -4.38, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.04, 8.63, 120.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.739, 0.89, 0.449)`
Decimal	`1448203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16190B, 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 #16190B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16190B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #16190B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16190b; }
.text { color: #16190b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16190b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16190b, #0f190b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #16190B?: #16190B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16190B?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 11: 22 red, 25 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16190B?: The complementary color is #0E0B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16190B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.