#191516

Color #191516

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#191516

RGB

rgb(25, 21, 22)

HSL

hsl(345, 8.7%, 9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 16%, 9.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 90.2%)

LAB

lab(7.23, 2.15, 0.02)

LCH

lch(7.23, 2.15, 0.53)

OKLCH

oklch(20.1%, 0.0067, 0.86)

HWB

hwb(345, 8.2%, 90.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#151918

Analogous

#191518

#191516

#191615

Triadic

#191516

#161915

#151619

Split-complementary

#191516

#151916

#151819

Tetradic

#191516

#191815

#151918

#151619

Square

#191516

#181915

#151918

#161519

Shades

Color #191516 mixed toward black.

#151112

#110e0f

#0c0a0b

#080707

#040304

Tints

Color #191516 mixed toward white.

#43383b

#6d5c60

#958186

#b8abae

#dcd5d7

Tones

Color #191516 mixed toward gray.

#191516

#181616

#181617

#171717

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.16:1

White text reads better on this background (18.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171716 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#181816 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#191616 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#161616 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #191516;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#191516]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#191516 (#191516) is rgb(25, 21, 22) in RGB.

No, #191516 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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