What color is #161B1C?

#161B1C 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 #161B1C?

The RGB value is 22, 27, 28: 22 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161B1C?

The complementary color is #1C1716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161B1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161B1C color

#161B1C rgb(22, 27, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #161B1C is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.6% green and 11% blue (22, 27, 28).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#161B1C color codes

HEX	`#161B1C`
RGB	`rgb(22, 27, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 21%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.31, -2.05, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.31, 2.53, 215.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.932, 1.038, 1.25)`
Decimal	`1448732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161B1C, 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 #161B1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161B1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #161B1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161b1c; }
.text { color: #161b1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161b1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 27 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161b1c, #16181c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161B1C?: #161B1C 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 #161B1C?: The RGB value is 22, 27, 28: 22 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161B1C?: The complementary color is #1C1716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161B1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.