What color is #161E32?

#161E32 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E32?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 50: 22 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E32?

The complementary color is #322A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E32 color

#161E32 rgb(22, 30, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #161E32 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 19.6% blue (22, 30, 50).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#161E32 color codes

HEX	`#161E32`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 40%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 3.26, -14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 14.72, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.371, 1.329, 3.201)`
Decimal	`1449522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E32, 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 #161E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #161E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e32; }
.text { color: #161e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e32, #1c1632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161E32?: #161E32 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E32?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 50: 22 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E32?: The complementary color is #322A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.