What color is #162124?

#162124 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162124?

The RGB value is 22, 33, 36: 22 red, 33 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162124?

The complementary color is #241916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162124 color

#162124 rgb(22, 33, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #162124 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.9% green and 14.1% blue (22, 33, 36).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#162124 color codes

HEX	`#162124`
RGB	`rgb(22, 33, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 8%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.86, -3.89, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.86, 5.3, 222.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.193, 1.386, 1.873)`
Decimal	`1450276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162124, 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 #162124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #162124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162124; }
.text { color: #162124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 33 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162124, #161a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162124?: #162124 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162124?: The RGB value is 22, 33, 36: 22 red, 33 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162124?: The complementary color is #241916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.