What color is #161B26?

#161B26 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161B26?

The RGB value is 22, 27, 38: 22 red, 27 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161B26?

The complementary color is #262116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161B26 color

#161B26 rgb(22, 27, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #161B26 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.6% green and 14.9% blue (22, 27, 38).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#161B26 color codes

HEX	`#161B26`
RGB	`rgb(22, 27, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.75, 1.14, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.75, 8.34, 277.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.073, 1.094, 1.988)`
Decimal	`1448742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161B26, 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 #161B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #161B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161b26; }
.text { color: #161b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 27 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161b26, #191626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #161B26?: #161B26 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161B26?: The RGB value is 22, 27, 38: 22 red, 27 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161B26?: The complementary color is #262116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.