What color is #161C18?

#161C18 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161C18?

The RGB value is 22, 28, 24: 22 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161C18?

The complementary color is #1C161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161C18 color

#161C18 rgb(22, 28, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #161C18 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11% green and 9.4% blue (22, 28, 24).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#161C18 color codes

HEX	`#161C18`
RGB	`rgb(22, 28, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.54, -3.87, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.54, 4.28, 154.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.911, 1.067, 1.022)`
Decimal	`1448984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161C18, 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 #161C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #161C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161c18; }
.text { color: #161c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 28 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161c18, #161c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161C18?: #161C18 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161C18?: The RGB value is 22, 28, 24: 22 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161C18?: The complementary color is #1C161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.