Recognised as Colour
#16040A
- #16040A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#16040A is a red with RGB values 22, 4, 10 and HSL 340°, 69%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#16040A#16040A
HEX#16040A
RGBrgb(22, 4, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0157, 0.0392
RGB percentages8.6%, 1.6%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(340, 69.2%, 5.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 81.8%, 8.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 54.5%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,442,826
CSS custom property--colour: #16040A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness12.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.89:1
Contrast with white19.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#E9FBF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#041610
Analogous#160413, #160704
Triadic#0A1604, #040A16
Split complementary#041607, #041316
Tetradic#131604, #041610, #070416
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G4
B10
Red22 (8.6%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness5.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 16 · G 04 · B 0A
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