#161a21

Color #161a21

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#161a21

RGB

rgb(22, 26, 33)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 20%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 33.3%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 21.2%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(9.15, 0.23, -5.46)

LCH

lch(9.15, 5.46, 272.41)

OKLCH

oklch(21.7%, 0.0151, 261.6)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 8.6%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#211d16

Analogous

#162021

#161a21

#181621

Triadic

#161a21

#21161a

#1a2116

Split-complementary

#161a21

#211816

#202116

Tetradic

#161a21

#1d1621

#211d16

#1a2116

Square

#161a21

#211620

#211d16

#162118

Shades

Color #161a21 mixed toward black.

#12161c

#0f1116

#0b0d11

#07090b

#040406

Tints

Color #161a21 mixed toward white.

#343e4f

#53627c

#7787a4

#a4afc2

#d2d7e1

Tones

Color #161a21 mixed toward gray.

#171a20

#181b1f

#191b1e

#1a1b1d

#1b1b1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.2:1

White text reads better on this background (17.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#18181f · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#18171f · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#161e1e · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161a21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161a21]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#161a21 (#161a21) is rgb(22, 26, 33) in RGB.

No, #161a21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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