What color is #161E11?

#161E11 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E11?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 17: 22 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E11?

The complementary color is #19111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E11 color

#161E11 rgb(22, 30, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E11 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 6.7% blue (22, 30, 17).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#161E11 color codes

HEX	`#161E11`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.1, -6.88, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.1, 10.08, 133.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.896, 1.14, 0.703)`
Decimal	`1449489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E11, 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 #161E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #161E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e11; }
.text { color: #161e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e11, #111e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161E11?: #161E11 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E11?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 17: 22 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E11?: The complementary color is #19111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.