What color is #161921?

#161921 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161921?

The RGB value is 22, 25, 33: 22 red, 25 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161921?

The complementary color is #211E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161921 color

#161921 rgb(22, 25, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #161921 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.8% green and 12.9% blue (22, 25, 33).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#161921 color codes

HEX	`#161921`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.79, 0.98, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.79, 6.09, 279.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.953, 0.976, 1.577)`
Decimal	`1448225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161921, 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 #161921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #161921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161921; }
.text { color: #161921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161921, #191621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #161921?: #161921 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161921?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 33: 22 red, 25 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161921?: The complementary color is #211E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.