What color is #161919?

#161919 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161919?

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

What is the complementary color of #161919?

The complementary color is #191616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161919 color

#161919 rgb(22, 25, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #161919 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#161919 color codes

HEX	`#161919`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.45, -1.43, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.45, 1.51, 198.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.854, 0.936, 1.055)`
Decimal	`1448217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161919, 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 #161919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #161919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161919; }
.text { color: #161919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161919, #161819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161919?: #161919 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161919?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 25: 22 red, 25 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161919?: The complementary color is #191616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.