Information about #160A15 color

#160A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #160A15 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(22, 10, 21) (8.6% red, 3.9% green, 8.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 0 / 91 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated purple-pink magenta, #160A15 lives deep in the shadows. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Standard-Bearer (#141216). Nearby in the Register you will also find Licorice (#1A1110) and Very Dark Rose (#1D1117).

The recipe behind #160A15 is rgb(22, 10, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #160A15 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 19.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #160A15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#160A15 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#160A15 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #160A15

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#160A15
  • RGB22, 10, 21
  • CMYK0, 5, 0, 91
  • CSSrgb(22, 10, 21)
  • HSL305°, 38%, 6%
  • HSL Precise305°, 37.5%, 6.275%
  • HSV305°, 55%, 9%
  • HSB305°, 55%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.039, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.039, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.039, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID160A15
  • DECIMAL ID1444373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01