What color is #161C1D?

#161C1D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161C1D?

The RGB value is 22, 28, 29: 22 red, 28 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161C1D?

The complementary color is #1D1716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161C1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161C1D color

#161C1D rgb(22, 28, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #161C1D is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11% green and 11.4% blue (22, 28, 29).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#161C1D color codes

HEX	`#161C1D`
RGB	`rgb(22, 28, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 24%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.72, -2.48, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.72, 2.96, 213.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.968, 1.09, 1.322)`
Decimal	`1448989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161C1D, 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 #161C1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161C1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #161C1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161c1d; }
.text { color: #161c1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161c1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 28 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161c1d, #16191d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161C1D?: #161C1D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161C1D?: The RGB value is 22, 28, 29: 22 red, 28 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161C1D?: The complementary color is #1D1716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161C1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.