What color is #161929?

#161929 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161929?

The RGB value is 22, 25, 41: 22 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161929?

The complementary color is #292616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161929 color

#161929 rgb(22, 25, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #161929 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.8% green and 16.1% blue (22, 25, 41).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#161929 color codes

HEX	`#161929`
RGB	`rgb(22, 25, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 39%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.21, 3.72, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.21, 11.93, 288.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.079, 1.026, 2.239)`
Decimal	`1448233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161929, 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 #161929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #161929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161929; }
.text { color: #161929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 25 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161929, #1c1629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #161929?: #161929 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161929?: The RGB value is 22, 25, 41: 22 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161929?: The complementary color is #292616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.