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Recognised as Colour

#16090C

  • #16090C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#16090C is a red with RGB values 22, 9, 12 and HSL 346°, 42%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#16090C#16090C
HEX#16090C
RGBrgb(22, 9, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0353, 0.0471
RGB percentages8.6%, 3.5%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(346.2, 41.9%, 6.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 59.1%, 8.6%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 45.5%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,444,108
CSS custom property--colour: #16090C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness14.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.47:1
Contrast with white19.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#E9F6F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B0B0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E0E0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#18080Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 6.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dim grey · ΔE 41.2Gray · ΔE 50.3Slate grey · ΔE 51Light slate grey · ΔE 54.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#091613
Analogous#160912, #160C09
Triadic#0C1609, #090C16
Split complementary#09160C, #091216
Tetradic#131609, #091613, #0D0916

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7445B
Lighter +30%#833547
Lighter +20%#5E2733
Lighter +10%#3A1820
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A050A
Less saturated −25%#120D0E

Channel breakdown

R22
G9
B12
Red22 (8.6%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness6.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 16 · G 09 · B 0C

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