Colour

#16141D

#16141D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16141D is a blue with RGB values 22, 20, 29 and HSL 253°, 18%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16141D

RGBrgb(22, 20, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0784, 0.1137

RGB percentages8.6%, 7.8%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(253.3, 18.4%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 31%, 11.4%)

CMYK24.1%, 31%, 0%, 88.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,446,941

CSS custom property--colour: #16141D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.23:1

Contrast with white18.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#E9EBE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#12151Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#12151Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#151517no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 38.2 Slate grey · ΔE 46.5 Gray · ΔE 47.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 49

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B1D14

Analogous#14161D, #1B141D

Triadic#1D1614, #141D16

Split complementary#1D1B14, #161D14

Tetradic#1D1416, #1B1D14, #141D1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#726796

Lighter +30%#5B5278

Lighter +20%#443E59

Lighter +10%#2D293B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#130E23

Less saturated −25%#181818

Channel breakdown

R22

G20

B29

Red22 (8.6%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue253.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.37%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 14 · B 1D

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