Colour

#16170C

#16170C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16170C is a yellow with RGB values 22, 23, 12 and HSL 65°, 31%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16170C

RGBrgb(22, 23, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0902, 0.0471

RGB percentages8.6%, 9%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(65.5, 31.4%, 6.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 47.8%, 9%)

CMYK4.3%, 0%, 47.8%, 91%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,447,692

CSS custom property--colour: #16170C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.07:1

Contrast with white18.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#E9E8F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#19160Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#19160Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#171614no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 45.7 Gray · ΔE 46.7 Slate grey · ΔE 48.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D0C17

Analogous#17120C, #11170C

Triadic#0C1617, #170C16

Split complementary#0C1017, #130C17

Tetradic#0C1713, #0D0C17, #170C10

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#969D52

Lighter +30%#767C40

Lighter +20%#565A2F

Lighter +10%#36391D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A1B08

Less saturated −25%#121310

Channel breakdown

R22

G23

B12

Red22 (8.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue65.45°

Saturation (HSL)31.43%

Lightness6.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 16 · G 17 · B 0C

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