Information about #161406 color

#161406 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#161406 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 20, 6) — 8.6% red, 7.8% green, 2.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 6 / 91. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #161406 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Acadia (#1B1404). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crowshead (#1C1208) and Adomo (#121002).

The recipe behind #161406 is rgb(22, 20, 6), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #161406: 18.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #161406 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#161406 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#161406 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #161406

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Acadia color link
Acadia

#1B1404

Crowshead color link
Crowshead

#1C1208

Adomo color link
Adomo

#121002

Fingertips color link
Fingertips

#130E0C

Smoky Black color link
Smoky Black

#100C08

Asphalt color link
Asphalt

#130A06

Licorice color link
Licorice

#1A1110

Marshland color link
Marshland

#0B0F08

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161406
  • RGB22, 20, 6
  • CMYK0, 1, 6, 91
  • CSSrgb(22, 20, 6)
  • HSL53°, 57%, 5%
  • HSL Precise52.5°, 57.143%, 5.49%
  • HSV53°, 73%, 9%
  • HSB53°, 73%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.078, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.078, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.078, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID161406
  • DECIMAL ID1446918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01