What color is #161F08?

#161F08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161F08?

The RGB value is 22, 31, 8: 22 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161F08?

The complementary color is #11081F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161F08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161F08 color

#161F08 rgb(22, 31, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #161F08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.2% green and 3.1% blue (22, 31, 8).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#161F08 color codes

HEX	`#161F08`
RGB	`rgb(22, 31, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.32, -9.07, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.32, 14.99, 127.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.865, 1.168, 0.41)`
Decimal	`1449736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161F08, 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 #161F08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161F08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #161F08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161f08; }
.text { color: #161f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161f08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 31 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161f08, #0a1f08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #161F08?: #161F08 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161F08?: The RGB value is 22, 31, 8: 22 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161F08?: The complementary color is #11081F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161F08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.