What color is #161B1B?

#161B1B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161B1B?

The RGB value is 22, 27, 27: 22 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161B1B?

The complementary color is #1B1616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161B1B color

#161B1B rgb(22, 27, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #161B1B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.6% green and 10.6% blue (22, 27, 27).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#161B1B color codes

HEX	`#161B1B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 27, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.27, -2.33, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.27, 2.46, 198.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.921, 1.034, 1.188)`
Decimal	`1448731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161B1B, 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 #161B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #161B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161b1b; }
.text { color: #161b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 27 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161b1b, #16181b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161B1B?: #161B1B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161B1B?: The RGB value is 22, 27, 27: 22 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161B1B?: The complementary color is #1B1616, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.