What color is #16241C?

#16241C 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 #16241C?

The RGB value is 22, 36, 28: 22 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16241C?

The complementary color is #24161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16241C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16241C color

#16241C rgb(22, 36, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #16241C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.1% green and 11% blue (22, 36, 28).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#16241C color codes

HEX	`#16241C`
RGB	`rgb(22, 36, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 22%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, -8.26, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 8.95, 157.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.171, 1.516, 1.329)`
Decimal	`1451036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16241C, 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 #16241C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16241C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #16241C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16241c; }
.text { color: #16241c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16241c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 36 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16241c, #162423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16241C?: #16241C 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 #16241C?: The RGB value is 22, 36, 28: 22 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16241C?: The complementary color is #24161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16241C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.