What color is #161E22?

#161E22 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E22?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 34: 22 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E22?

The complementary color is #221A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E22 color

#161E22 rgb(22, 30, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E22 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 13.3% blue (22, 30, 34).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#161E22 color codes

HEX	`#161E22`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 35%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.66, -2.39, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.66, 4.59, 238.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.084, 1.215, 1.69)`
Decimal	`1449506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E22, 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 #161E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #161E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e22; }
.text { color: #161e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e22, #161822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #161E22?: #161E22 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E22?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 34: 22 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E22?: The complementary color is #221A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.