What color is #16210E?

#16210E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16210E?

The RGB value is 22, 33, 14: 22 red, 33 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16210E?

The complementary color is #190E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16210E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16210E color

#16210E rgb(22, 33, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #16210E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.9% green and 5.5% blue (22, 33, 14).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 40% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#16210E color codes

HEX	`#16210E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 33, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 40%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 58%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 58%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.21, -9.41, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.21, 14.13, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.954, 1.29, 0.614)`
Decimal	`1450254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16210E, 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 #16210E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16210E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #16210E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16210e; }
.text { color: #16210e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16210e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 33 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16210e, #0e2110); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16210E?: #16210E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16210E?: The RGB value is 22, 33, 14: 22 red, 33 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16210E?: The complementary color is #190E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16210E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.