What color is #161E12?

#161E12 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 #161E12?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 18: 22 red, 30 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E12?

The complementary color is #1A121E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E12 color

#161E12 rgb(22, 30, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E12 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 7.1% blue (22, 30, 18).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#161E12 color codes

HEX	`#161E12`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 40%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.13, -6.67, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.13, 9.53, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 1.143, 0.745)`
Decimal	`1449490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E12, 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 #161E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #161E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e12; }
.text { color: #161e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e12, #121e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161E12?: #161E12 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 #161E12?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 18: 22 red, 30 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E12?: The complementary color is #1A121E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.