What color is #161923?

#161923 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 #161923?

The RGB value is 22, 25, 35: 22 red, 25 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161923?

The complementary color is #232016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161923 color

#161923 rgb(22, 25, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #161923 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.8% green and 13.7% blue (22, 25, 35).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 23% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#161923 color codes

HEX	`#161923`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 23%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 37%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 29%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.88, 1.63, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.88, 7.54, 282.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.982, 0.987, 1.729)`
Decimal	`1448227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161923, 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 #161923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #161923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161923; }
.text { color: #161923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161923, #1a1623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #161923?: #161923 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 #161923?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 35: 22 red, 25 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161923?: The complementary color is #232016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.