What color is #161C21?

#161C21 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161C21?

The RGB value is 22, 28, 33: 22 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161C21?

The complementary color is #211B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161C21 color

#161C21 rgb(22, 28, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #161C21 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11% green and 12.9% blue (22, 28, 33).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#161C21 color codes

HEX	`#161C21`
RGB	`rgb(22, 28, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 15%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.88, -1.26, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.88, 4.53, 253.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.021, 1.111, 1.599)`
Decimal	`1448993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161C21, 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 #161C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	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 #161C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161c21; }
.text { color: #161c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 28 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161c21, #161721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #161C21?: #161C21 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161C21?: The RGB value is 22, 28, 33: 22 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161C21?: The complementary color is #211B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.