What color is #162011?

#162011 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162011?

The RGB value is 22, 32, 17: 22 red, 32 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162011?

The complementary color is #1B1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162011 color

#162011 rgb(22, 32, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #162011 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.5% green and 6.7% blue (22, 32, 17).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#162011 color codes

HEX	`#162011`
RGB	`rgb(22, 32, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 47%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.88, -8.21, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.88, 11.78, 134.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.949, 1.244, 0.72)`
Decimal	`1450001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162011, 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 #162011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	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 #162011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162011; }
.text { color: #162011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 32 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162011, #112013); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162011?: #162011 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162011?: The RGB value is 22, 32, 17: 22 red, 32 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162011?: The complementary color is #1B1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.