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Colour

#16161F

  • #16161F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#16161F is a blue with RGB values 22, 22, 31 and HSL 240°, 17%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#16161F#16161F
HEX#16161F
RGBrgb(22, 22, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0863, 0.1216
RGB percentages8.6%, 8.6%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(240, 17%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 29%, 12.2%)
CMYK29%, 29%, 0%, 87.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,447,455
CSS custom property--colour: #16161F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.97:1
Contrast with white17.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#E9E9E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#14171Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#13161Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#141819no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dim grey · ΔE 37.4Slate grey · ΔE 45.7Gray · ΔE 46.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 48.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F1F16
Analogous#161A1F, #1A161F
Triadic#1F1616, #161F16
Split complementary#1F1A16, #1A1F16
Tetradic#1F161A, #1F1F16, #161F1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6B6B96
Lighter +30%#565678
Lighter +20%#40405B
Lighter +10%#2B2B3D
Darker −10%#010101
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F0F26
Less saturated −25%#1A1A1A

Channel breakdown

R22
G22
B31
Red22 (8.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)16.98%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 16 · B 1F

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