Colour

#16201D

#16201D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16201D is a cyan with RGB values 22, 32, 29 and HSL 162°, 19%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16201D

RGBrgb(22, 32, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1255, 0.1137

RGB percentages8.6%, 12.5%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(162, 18.5%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162, 31.3%, 12.5%)

CMYK31.2%, 0%, 9.4%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,450,013

CSS custom property--colour: #16201D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.69:1

Contrast with white16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#E9DFE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F1F1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D1D1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#14201Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6 Gray · ΔE 42.7 Slate grey · ΔE 43.2 Teal · ΔE 44.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#201619

Analogous#162018, #161E20

Triadic#1D1620, #201D16

Split complementary#20161E, #201816

Tetradic#181620, #201619, #1E2016

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6A988A

Lighter +30%#547B6F

Lighter +20%#405C54

Lighter +10%#2B3E38

Darker −10%#010202

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F2720

Less saturated −25%#1B1B1B

Channel breakdown

R22

G32

B29

Red22 (8.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue162°

Saturation (HSL)18.52%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 16 · G 20 · B 1D

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