#161216

Color #161216

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-950 #0c090c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#161216

RGB

rgb(22, 18, 22)

HSL

hsl(300, 10%, 7.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 18.2%, 8.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 0%, 91.4%)

LAB

lab(5.97, 2.61, -1.86)

LCH

lch(5.97, 3.2, 324.52)

OKLCH

oklch(18.9%, 0.0102, 325.84)

HWB

hwb(300, 7.1%, 91.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#121612

Analogous

#141216

#161216

#161214

Triadic

#161216

#161612

#121616

Split-complementary

#161216

#141612

#121614

Tetradic

#161216

#161212

#121612

#121616

Square

#161216

#161412

#121612

#121416

Shades

Color #161216 mixed toward black.

#120f12

#0f0c0f

#0b090b

#070607

#040304

Tints

Color #161216 mixed toward white.

#413541

#6c586c

#957e95

#b8a9b8

#dcd4dc

Tones

Color #161216 mixed toward gray.

#161216

#151315

#141414

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.13:1

White text reads better on this background (18.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#141415 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#151515 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#161414 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#131313 · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #161216;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161216]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#161216 (#161216) is rgb(22, 18, 22) in RGB.

No, #161216 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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