What color is #161F26?

#161F26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161F26?

The RGB value is 22, 31, 38: 22 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161F26?

The complementary color is #261D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161F26 color

#161F26 rgb(22, 31, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #161F26 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.2% green and 14.9% blue (22, 31, 38).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 27% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#161F26 color codes

HEX	`#161F26`
RGB	`rgb(22, 31, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 27%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 42%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 18%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.21, -1.81, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.21, 6.31, 253.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.171, 1.29, 2.021)`
Decimal	`1449766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161F26, 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 #161F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #161F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161f26; }
.text { color: #161f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 31 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161f26, #161726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #161F26?: #161F26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161F26?: The RGB value is 22, 31, 38: 22 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161F26?: The complementary color is #261D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.