#161511

Color #161511

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-950 #0c0c09 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#161511

RGB

rgb(22, 21, 17)

HSL

hsl(48, 12.8%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 22.7%, 8.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 22.7%, 91.4%)

LAB

lab(6.75, -0.42, 2.52)

LCH

lch(6.75, 2.55, 99.46)

OKLCH

oklch(19.5%, 0.0079, 95.78)

HWB

hwb(48, 6.7%, 91.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#111216

Analogous

#161211

#161511

#141611

Triadic

#161511

#111615

#151116

Split-complementary

#161511

#111416

#121116

Tetradic

#161511

#121611

#111216

#151116

Square

#161511

#111612

#111216

#161114

Shades

Color #161511 mixed toward black.

#12110e

#0f0e0b

#0b0a08

#070706

#040303

Tints

Color #161511 mixed toward white.

#423f33

#6e6955

#98927a

#bbb6a6

#dddbd3

Tones

Color #161511 mixed toward gray.

#151511

#151412

#141413

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.15:1

White text reads better on this background (18.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#161612 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#161612 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#161313 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#151515 · ΔE 2.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #161511;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161511]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#161511 (#161511) is rgb(22, 21, 17) in RGB.

No, #161511 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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