What color is #162224?

#162224 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 #162224?

The RGB value is 22, 34, 36: 22 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162224?

The complementary color is #241816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162224 color

#162224 rgb(22, 34, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #162224 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.3% green and 14.1% blue (22, 34, 36).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#162224 color codes

HEX	`#162224`
RGB	`rgb(22, 34, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.23, -4.59, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.23, 5.5, 213.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 1.442, 1.883)`
Decimal	`1450532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162224, 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 #162224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #162224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162224; }
.text { color: #162224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 34 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162224, #161b24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162224?: #162224 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 #162224?: The RGB value is 22, 34, 36: 22 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162224?: The complementary color is #241816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.