Recognised as Colour
#1B161B
- #1B161B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1B161B is a magenta with RGB values 27, 22, 27 and HSL 300°, 10%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#1B161B#1B161B
HEX#1B161B
RGBrgb(27, 22, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.0863, 0.1059
RGB percentages10.6%, 8.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(300, 10.2%, 9.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 18.5%, 10.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 0%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,775,131
CSS custom property--colour: #1B161B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness24.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.84:1
Contrast with white17.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#E4E9E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#161B16
Analogous#18161B, #1B1618
Triadic#1B1B16, #161B1B
Split complementary#181B16, #161B18
Tetradic#1B1816, #161B16, #16181B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G22
B27
Red27 (10.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness9.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 16 · B 1B
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