#121616

Color #121616

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-900 #161b1d · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#121616

RGB

rgb(18, 22, 22)

HSL

hsl(180, 10%, 7.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 18.2%, 8.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 0%, 0%, 91.4%)

LAB

lab(6.87, -1.7, -0.6)

LCH

lch(6.87, 1.8, 199.44)

OKLCH

oklch(19.6%, 0.0062, 196.97)

HWB

hwb(180, 7.1%, 91.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#161212

Analogous

#121614

#121616

#121416

Triadic

#121616

#161216

#161612

Split-complementary

#121616

#161214

#161412

Tetradic

#121616

#121216

#161212

#161612

Square

#121616

#141216

#161212

#141612

Shades

Color #121616 mixed toward black.

#0f1212

#0c0f0f

#090b0b

#060707

#030404

Tints

Color #121616 mixed toward white.

#354141

#586c6c

#7e9595

#a9b8b8

#d4dcdc

Tones

Color #121616 mixed toward gray.

#121616

#131515

#141414

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.15:1

White text reads better on this background (18.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#141416 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#141316 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#121616 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#151515 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #121616;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#121616]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#121616 (#121616) is rgb(18, 22, 22) in RGB.

No, #121616 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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