What color is #16271B?

#16271B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16271B?

The RGB value is 22, 39, 27: 22 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16271B?

The complementary color is #271622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16271B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16271B color

#16271B rgb(22, 39, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #16271B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 15.3% green and 10.6% blue (22, 39, 27).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#16271B color codes

HEX	`#16271B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 39, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 15.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 44%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 31%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.83, -10.43, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.83, 11.9, 151.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.254, 1.701, 1.299)`
Decimal	`1451803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16271B, 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 #16271B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16271B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #16271B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16271b; }
.text { color: #16271b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16271b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 39 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16271b, #162724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #16271B?: #16271B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16271B?: The RGB value is 22, 39, 27: 22 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16271B?: The complementary color is #271622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16271B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.