What color is #161E27?

#161E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E27?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 39: 22 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E27?

The complementary color is #271F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E27 color

#161E27 rgb(22, 30, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (22, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 28% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#161E27 color codes

HEX	`#161E27`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 28%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 44%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.89, -0.74, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.89, 7.3, 264.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.161, 1.246, 2.098)`
Decimal	`1449511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E27, 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 #161E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #161E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e27; }
.text { color: #161e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e27, #161627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #161E27?: #161E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E27?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 39: 22 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E27?: The complementary color is #271F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.