What color is #16210F?

#16210F 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 #16210F?

The RGB value is 22, 33, 15: 22 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16210F?

The complementary color is #1A0F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16210F?

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.

#16210F color

#16210F rgb(22, 33, 15)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.9% green and 5.9% blue (22, 33, 15).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 38% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#16210F color codes

HEX	`#16210F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 33, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 38%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 55%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 55%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.22, -9.23, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.22, 13.64, 132.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.961, 1.293, 0.651)`
Decimal	`1450255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#16210F 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 #16210F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16210f; }
.text { color: #16210f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16210f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 33 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16210f, #0f2111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16210F?: #16210F 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 #16210F?: The RGB value is 22, 33, 15: 22 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16210F?: The complementary color is #1A0F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16210F?: 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.