#961616

Color #961616

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#961616

RGB

rgb(150, 22, 22)

HSL

hsl(0, 74.4%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 85.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 85.3%, 85.3%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(32.07, 50.47, 35.5)

LCH

lch(32.07, 61.7, 35.12)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.1623, 27.37)

HWB

hwb(0, 8.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#169696

Analogous

#961656

#961616

#965616

Triadic

#961616

#169616

#161696

Split-complementary

#961616

#169656

#165696

Tetradic

#961616

#969616

#169696

#161696

Square

#961616

#569616

#169696

#561696

Shades

Color #961616 mixed toward black.

#7d1212

#640f0f

#4b0b0b

#320707

#190404

Tints

Color #961616 mixed toward white.

#c71d1d

#e23a3a

#e96c6c

#f19d9d

#f8cece

Tones

Color #961616 mixed toward gray.

#8b2121

#812b2b

#763636

#6b4141

#614b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757416 · ΔE 43.5

Deuteranopia

#7a8016 · ΔE 47.9

Tritanopia

#931616 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 26.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #961616;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#961616]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#961616 (#961616) is rgb(150, 22, 22) in RGB.

No, #961616 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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