What color is #162109?

#162109 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 #162109?

The RGB value is 22, 33, 9: 22 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162109?

The complementary color is #140921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162109?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162109 color

#162109 rgb(22, 33, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #162109 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.9% green and 3.5% blue (22, 33, 9).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#162109 color codes

HEX	`#162109`
RGB	`rgb(22, 33, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 57%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 73%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 73%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.12, -10.19, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.12, 16.24, 128.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.924, 1.278, 0.456)`
Decimal	`1450249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162109, 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 #162109	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162109 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #162109 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162109; }
.text { color: #162109; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162109; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 33 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162109, #0a2109); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162109?: #162109 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 #162109?: The RGB value is 22, 33, 9: 22 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162109?: The complementary color is #140921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162109?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.