#161819

Color #161819

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#161819

RGB

rgb(22, 24, 25)

HSL

hsl(200, 6.4%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 12%, 9.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 90.2%)

LAB

lab(8.08, -0.69, -1.04)

LCH

lch(8.08, 1.25, 236.44)

OKLCH

oklch(20.7%, 0.0037, 229.4)

HWB

hwb(200, 8.6%, 90.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#191716

Analogous

#161918

#161819

#161619

Triadic

#161819

#191618

#181916

Split-complementary

#161819

#191616

#191816

Tetradic

#161819

#171619

#191716

#181916

Square

#161819

#181619

#191716

#161916

Shades

Color #161819 mixed toward black.

#121415

#0f1011

#0b0c0c

#070808

#040404

Tints

Color #161819 mixed toward white.

#3a3f42

#5e676b

#848e93

#adb3b7

#d6d9db

Tones

Color #161819 mixed toward gray.

#161819

#161818

#171818

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171719 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#171719 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#161919 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161819;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161819]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#161819 (#161819) is rgb(22, 24, 25) in RGB.

No, #161819 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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