What color is #16241F?

#16241F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16241F?

The RGB value is 22, 36, 31: 22 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16241F?

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

Is black or white text better on #16241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16241F color

#16241F rgb(22, 36, 31)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (22, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#16241F color codes

HEX	`#16241F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.81, -7.44, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.81, 7.58, 169.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.209, 1.531, 1.528)`
Decimal	`1451039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16241F, 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 #16241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #16241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16241f; }
.text { color: #16241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16241f, #162224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16241F?: #16241F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16241F?: The RGB value is 22, 36, 31: 22 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16241F?: The complementary color is #24161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.