What color is #161A15?

#161A15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161A15?

The RGB value is 22, 26, 21: 22 red, 26 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161A15?

The complementary color is #19151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161A15 color

#161A15 rgb(22, 26, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #161A15 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.2% green and 8.2% blue (22, 26, 21).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#161A15 color codes

HEX	`#161A15`
RGB	`rgb(22, 26, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.68, -3.2, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.68, 4.25, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.836, 0.963, 0.851)`
Decimal	`1448469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161A15, 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 #161A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #161A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161a15; }
.text { color: #161a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 26 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161a15, #151a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161A15?: #161A15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161A15?: The RGB value is 22, 26, 21: 22 red, 26 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161A15?: The complementary color is #19151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.