What color is #162324?

#162324 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162324?

The RGB value is 22, 35, 36: 22 red, 35 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162324?

The complementary color is #241716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162324 color

#162324 rgb(22, 35, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #162324 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.7% green and 14.1% blue (22, 35, 36).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#162324 color codes

HEX	`#162324`
RGB	`rgb(22, 35, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 3%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.61, -5.28, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.61, 5.83, 205.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.25, 1.5, 1.892)`
Decimal	`1450788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162324, 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 #162324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #162324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162324; }
.text { color: #162324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 35 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162324, #161c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162324?: #162324 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162324?: The RGB value is 22, 35, 36: 22 red, 35 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162324?: The complementary color is #241716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.