Information about #161707 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#161707 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 23, 7) — 8.6% red, 9% green, 2.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 91. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#161707 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Acadia (#1B1404). Slightly further away sit Crowshead (#1C1208) and Vintage Black (#18130E).

The recipe behind #161707 is rgb(22, 23, 7), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #161707: 18.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:91), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#161707 color variations

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

#161707 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 #161707

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

#161707 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161707
  • RGB22, 23, 7
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 91
  • CSSrgb(22, 23, 7)
  • HSL64°, 53%, 6%
  • HSL Precise63.75°, 53.333%, 5.882%
  • HSV64°, 70%, 9%
  • HSB64°, 70%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.090, 0.027)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.090, 0.027, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.090, 0.027)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID161707
  • DECIMAL ID1447687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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