#16181c

Color #16181c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#16181c

RGB

rgb(22, 24, 28)

HSL

hsl(220, 12%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 21.4%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(8.2, 0.18, -3.13)

LCH

lch(8.2, 3.14, 273.29)

OKLCH

oklch(20.9%, 0.0085, 264.62)

HWB

hwb(220, 8.6%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c1a16

Analogous

#161b1c

#16181c

#17161c

Triadic

#16181c

#1c1618

#181c16

Split-complementary

#16181c

#1c1716

#1b1c16

Tetradic

#16181c

#1a161c

#1c1a16

#181c16

Square

#16181c

#1c161b

#1c1a16

#161c17

Shades

Color #16181c mixed toward black.

#121417

#0f1013

#0b0c0e

#070809

#040405

Tints

Color #16181c mixed toward white.

#383d47

#596272

#7e879a

#a9afbc

#d4d7dd

Tones

Color #16181c mixed toward gray.

#16181b

#17181b

#17181a

#18191a

#181919

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#17171b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#17171b · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#161a1a · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16181c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16181c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#16181c (#16181c) is rgb(22, 24, 28) in RGB.

No, #16181c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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