What color is #162006?

#162006 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 #162006?

The RGB value is 22, 32, 6: 22 red, 32 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162006?

The complementary color is #100620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162006 color

#162006 rgb(22, 32, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #162006 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.5% green and 2.4% blue (22, 32, 6).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#162006 color codes

HEX	`#162006`
RGB	`rgb(22, 32, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 81%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 81%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.68, -10, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.68, 16.6, 127.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.88, 1.217, 0.361)`
Decimal	`1449990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162006, 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 #162006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #162006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162006; }
.text { color: #162006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 32 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162006, #092006); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162006?: #162006 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 #162006?: The RGB value is 22, 32, 6: 22 red, 32 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162006?: The complementary color is #100620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.