#161919

Color #161919

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-900 #161b1d · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#161919

RGB

rgb(22, 25, 25)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.4%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12%, 9.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 90.2%)

LAB

lab(8.45, -1.43, -0.49)

LCH

lch(8.45, 1.51, 198.91)

OKLCH

oklch(21%, 0.0046, 196.46)

HWB

hwb(180, 8.6%, 90.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#191616

Analogous

#161917

#161919

#161719

Triadic

#161919

#191619

#191916

Split-complementary

#161919

#191617

#191716

Tetradic

#161919

#161619

#191616

#191916

Square

#161919

#171619

#191616

#171916

Shades

Color #161919 mixed toward black.

#121515

#0f1111

#0b0c0c

#070808

#040404

Tints

Color #161919 mixed toward white.

#3a4242

#5e6b6b

#849393

#adb7b7

#d6dbdb

Tones

Color #161919 mixed toward gray.

#161919

#161818

#171818

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171719 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#171719 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#161919 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161919;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161919]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#161919 (#161919) is rgb(22, 25, 25) in RGB.

No, #161919 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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