#171516

Color #171516

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark pink.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#171516

RGB

rgb(23, 21, 22)

HSL

hsl(330, 4.5%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 8.7%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 4.3%, 91%)

LAB

lab(7.01, 1.16, -0.33)

LCH

lch(7.01, 1.21, 344.12)

OKLCH

oklch(19.9%, 0.0037, 345.96)

HWB

hwb(330, 8.2%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#151716

Analogous

#171517

#171516

#171515

Triadic

#171516

#161715

#151617

Split-complementary

#171516

#151715

#151717

Tetradic

#171516

#171615

#151716

#151617

Square

#171516

#171715

#151716

#151517

Shades

Color #171516 mixed toward black.

#131112

#0f0e0f

#0b0a0b

#080707

#040304

Tints

Color #171516 mixed toward white.

#403a3d

#685f64

#90858a

#b5aeb1

#dad6d8

Tones

Color #171516 mixed toward gray.

#171516

#161516

#161616

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#161616 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#161616 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#171616 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #171516;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171516]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#171516 (#171516) is rgb(23, 21, 22) in RGB.

No, #171516 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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