What color is #16221B?

#16221B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16221B?

The RGB value is 22, 34, 27: 22 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16221B?

The complementary color is #22161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16221B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16221B color

#16221B rgb(22, 34, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #16221B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.3% green and 10.6% blue (22, 34, 27).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#16221B color codes

HEX	`#16221B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 34, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 35%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.92, -7.21, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.92, 7.82, 157.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.101, 1.394, 1.248)`
Decimal	`1450523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16221B, 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 #16221B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16221B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #16221B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16221b; }
.text { color: #16221b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16221b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 34 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16221b, #162221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16221B?: #16221B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16221B?: The RGB value is 22, 34, 27: 22 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16221B?: The complementary color is #22161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16221B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.