Colour

#161C1D

#161C1D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161C1D is a cyan with RGB values 22, 28, 29 and HSL 189°, 14%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161C1D#161C1D

HEX#161C1D

RGBrgb(22, 28, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1098, 0.1137

RGB percentages8.6%, 11%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(188.6, 13.7%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 24.1%, 11.4%)

CMYK24.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 88.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,448,989

CSS custom property--colour: #161C1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.24:1

Contrast with white17.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#E9E3E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1B1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1A1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#141D1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Gray · ΔE 44 Slate grey · ΔE 44 Light slate grey · ΔE 47.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D1716

Analogous#161D1A, #16191D

Triadic#1D161C, #1C1D16

Split complementary#1D1619, #1D1A16

Tetradic#1A161D, #1D1716, #191D16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6E8C91

Lighter +30%#587074

Lighter +20%#425457

Lighter +10%#2C383A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#102123

Less saturated −25%#1A1A1A

Channel breakdown

R22

G28

B29

Red22 (8.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue188.57°

Saturation (HSL)13.73%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1C · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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