What color is #162326?

#162326 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162326?

The RGB value is 22, 35, 38: 22 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162326?

The complementary color is #261916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162326?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162326 color

#162326 rgb(22, 35, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #162326 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.7% green and 14.9% blue (22, 35, 38).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 27% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#162326 color codes

HEX	`#162326`
RGB	`rgb(22, 35, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 27%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 42%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 8%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.69, -4.64, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.69, 6.01, 219.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.282, 1.513, 2.058)`
Decimal	`1450790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162326, 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 #162326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #162326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162326; }
.text { color: #162326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 35 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162326, #161b26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162326?: #162326 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162326?: The RGB value is 22, 35, 38: 22 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162326?: The complementary color is #261916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162326?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.