What color is #161A36?

#161A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161A36?

The RGB value is 22, 26, 54: 22 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161A36?

The complementary color is #363216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161A36 color

#161A36 rgb(22, 26, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #161A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.2% green and 21.2% blue (22, 26, 54).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 42% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#161A36 color codes

HEX	`#161A36`
RGB	`rgb(22, 26, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 42%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 59%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 52%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.38, 7.87, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.38, 20.54, 292.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.366, 1.176, 3.644)`
Decimal	`1448502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161A36, 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 #161A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #161A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161a36; }
.text { color: #161a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 26 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161a36, #221636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161A36?: #161A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161A36?: The RGB value is 22, 26, 54: 22 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161A36?: The complementary color is #363216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.