#16151c

Color #16151c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#16151c

RGB

rgb(22, 21, 28)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 14.3%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 25%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 25%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(7.14, 2.34, -4.71)

LCH

lch(7.14, 5.26, 296.42)

OKLCH

oklch(20%, 0.014, 291.42)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 8.2%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b1c15

Analogous

#15171c

#16151c

#19151c

Triadic

#16151c

#1c1615

#151c16

Split-complementary

#16151c

#1c1915

#171c15

Tetradic

#16151c

#1c151b

#1b1c15

#151c16

Square

#16151c

#1c1517

#1b1c15

#151c19

Shades

Color #16151c mixed toward black.

#121117

#0f0e13

#0b0a0e

#070709

#040305

Tints

Color #16151c mixed toward white.

#383648

#5b5774

#807b9c

#aaa7bd

#d5d3de

Tones

Color #16151c mixed toward gray.

#16161b

#17161b

#17171a

#18171a

#181819

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#16161a · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#16161a · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#161919 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16151c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16151c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#16151c (#16151c) is rgb(22, 21, 28) in RGB.

No, #16151c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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