What color is #161F17?

#161F17 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161F17?

The RGB value is 22, 31, 23: 22 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161F17?

The complementary color is #1F161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161F17?

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.

#161F17 color

#161F17 rgb(22, 31, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #161F17 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.2% green and 9% blue (22, 31, 23).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#161F17 color codes

HEX	`#161F17`
RGB	`rgb(22, 31, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 29%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.65, -6.21, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.65, 7.47, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.975, 1.212, 0.993)`
Decimal	`1449751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161F17, 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 #161F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161F17 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 #161F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161f17; }
.text { color: #161f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 31 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161f17, #161f1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161F17?: #161F17 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161F17?: The RGB value is 22, 31, 23: 22 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161F17?: The complementary color is #1F161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161F17?: 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.