What color is #16262A?

#16262A 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 #16262A?

The RGB value is 22, 38, 42: 22 red, 38 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16262A?

The complementary color is #2A1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16262A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16262A color

#16262A rgb(22, 38, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #16262A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.9% green and 16.5% blue (22, 38, 42).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 31% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#16262A color codes

HEX	`#16262A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 38, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 31%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 48%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.97, -5.39, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.97, 7.2, 221.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 1.724, 2.447)`
Decimal	`1451562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16262A, 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 #16262A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16262A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #16262A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16262a; }
.text { color: #16262a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16262a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 38 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16262a, #161c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #16262A?: #16262A 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 #16262A?: The RGB value is 22, 38, 42: 22 red, 38 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16262A?: The complementary color is #2A1A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16262A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.