Information about #161816 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral deep charcoal, #161816 lives deep in the shadows. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from All Black (#181818). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Black (#181A18) and Chinese Black (#141414).
The recipe behind #161816 is rgb(22, 24, 22), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #161816 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #161816 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#161816 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#161816 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#161816 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#161816 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#161816 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#161816 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #161816 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #161816
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#181818
#181A18
#141414
#1B1A16
#1C1816
#141216
#1B1811
#111D17
#171D11
#16161D
#1A1D1A
#1B1B1B
#161816 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#161816
- RGB22, 24, 22
- CMYK1, 0, 1, 91
- CSSrgb(22, 24, 22)
- HSL120°, 4%, 9%
- HSL Precise120°, 4.348%, 9.02%
- HSV120°, 8%, 9%
- HSB120°, 8%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.094, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.094, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.094, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID161816
- DECIMAL ID1447958
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
