Colour

#16231D

#16231D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16231D is a cyan with RGB values 22, 35, 29 and HSL 152°, 23%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16231D

RGBrgb(22, 35, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1373, 0.1137

RGB percentages8.6%, 13.7%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(152.3, 22.8%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.3, 37.1%, 13.7%)

CMYK37.1%, 0%, 17.1%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,450,781

CSS custom property--colour: #16231D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#E9DCE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22211Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#20201Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#132321no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Gray · ΔE 41.9 Slate grey · ΔE 42.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23161C

Analogous#162316, #162323

Triadic#1D1623, #231D16

Split complementary#231623, #231616

Tetradic#161623, #23161C, #232316

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#669F85

Lighter +30%#51816B

Lighter +20%#3D6251

Lighter +10%#2A4237

Darker −10%#020403

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F2A1E

Less saturated −25%#1D1D1D

Channel breakdown

R22

G35

B29

Red22 (8.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue152.31°

Saturation (HSL)22.81%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 16 · G 23 · B 1D

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