What color is #161F33?

#161F33 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 #161F33?

The RGB value is 22, 31, 51: 22 red, 31 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161F33?

The complementary color is #332A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161F33 color

#161F33 rgb(22, 31, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #161F33 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.2% green and 20% blue (22, 31, 51).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#161F33 color codes

HEX	`#161F33`
RGB	`rgb(22, 31, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 39%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.89, 2.89, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.89, 14.72, 281.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.418, 1.389, 3.325)`
Decimal	`1449779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161F33, 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 #161F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #161F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161f33; }
.text { color: #161f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 31 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161f33, #1b1633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #161F33?: #161F33 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 #161F33?: The RGB value is 22, 31, 51: 22 red, 31 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161F33?: The complementary color is #332A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.