What color is #161E0C?

#161E0C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E0C?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 12: 22 red, 30 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E0C?

The complementary color is #140C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E0C color

#161E0C rgb(22, 30, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E0C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 4.7% blue (22, 30, 12).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 43% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#161E0C color codes

HEX	`#161E0C`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 43%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 60%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 60%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10, -7.81, 9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10, 12.53, 128.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.862, 1.126, 0.52)`
Decimal	`1449484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E0C, 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 #161E0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #161E0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e0c; }
.text { color: #161e0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e0c, #0d1e0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #161E0C?: #161E0C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E0C?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 12: 22 red, 30 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E0C?: The complementary color is #140C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.