What color is #16200B?

#16200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16200B?

The RGB value is 22, 32, 11: 22 red, 32 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16200B?

The complementary color is #150B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16200B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16200B color

#16200B rgb(22, 32, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #16200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.5% green and 4.3% blue (22, 32, 11).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#16200B color codes

HEX	`#16200B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 32, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 66%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.76, -9.26, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.76, 14.63, 129.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.908, 1.228, 0.506)`
Decimal	`1449995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16200B, 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 #16200B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16200B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #16200B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16200b; }
.text { color: #16200b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16200b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 32 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16200b, #0c200b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16200B?: #16200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16200B?: The RGB value is 22, 32, 11: 22 red, 32 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16200B?: The complementary color is #150B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16200B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.