What color is #16191B?

#16191B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16191B?

The RGB value is 22, 25, 27: 22 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16191B?

The complementary color is #1B1816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16191B color

#16191B rgb(22, 25, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #16191B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (22, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#16191B color codes

HEX	`#16191B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 19%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.52, -0.86, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.52, 2.08, 245.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.876, 0.945, 1.173)`
Decimal	`1448219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16191B, 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 #16191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #16191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16191b; }
.text { color: #16191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16191b, #16171b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #16191B?: #16191B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16191B?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 27: 22 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16191B?: The complementary color is #1B1816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.