What color is #161A1E?

#161A1E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161A1E?

The RGB value is 22, 26, 30: 22 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161A1E?

The complementary color is #1E1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161A1E color

#161A1E rgb(22, 26, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #161A1E is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (22, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#161A1E color codes

HEX	`#161A1E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 27%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.02, -0.72, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.02, 3.49, 258.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.935, 1.003, 1.372)`
Decimal	`1448478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161A1E, 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 #161A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #161A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161a1e; }
.text { color: #161a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161a1e, #16161e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #161A1E?: #161A1E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161A1E?: The RGB value is 22, 26, 30: 22 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161A1E?: The complementary color is #1E1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.