Information about Blackout color

#211916 - Blackout color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#211916, known as "Blackout", falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(33, 25, 22) — 12.9% red, 9.8% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 87. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #211916 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brown Charcoal (#1C1816). Slightly further away sit Reddish Brownish Black (#1D1A1A) and Rustic Black (#1B1A16).

The recipe behind #211916 is rgb(33, 25, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #211916: 17.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:87) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Blackout" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Blackout color variations

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

Blackout color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Blackout

#211916
#58423A

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#8E6B5F

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#B69B92

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#DACDC8

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White

#FFFFFF

Blackout color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Blackout

#211916
#1A1411

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#140F0D

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#0D0A08

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#060504

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Black

#000000

Blackout color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Blackout

#211916
#372C28

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#4B403B

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#5E5450

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#6F6967

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Grey

#808080

Blackout color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1C2116

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#202116

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#211D16

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Blackout

#211916
#211617

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#21161C

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#211620

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Blackout 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
#211916
Blackout

#211916

#161F22
#161F22

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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
#211916
Blackout

#211916

#161922
#161922

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#16221F
#16221F

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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
#221F16
#221F16

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#211916
Blackout

#211916

#221619
#221619

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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
#211916
Blackout

#211916

#162219
#162219

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#191622
#191622

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#211916
Blackout

#211916

#1F2216
#1F2216

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#161F22
#161F22

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#191622
#191622

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#211916
Blackout

#211916

#192216
#192216

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#161F22
#161F22

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#1F1622
#1F1622

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Nearest named colors to Blackout

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Brown Charcoal color link
Brown Charcoal

#1C1816

Reddish Brownish Black color link
Reddish Brownish Black

#1D1A1A

Rustic Black color link
Rustic Black

#1B1A16

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Very Brown color link
Very Brown

#1D1711

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Very Dark Olive color link
Very Dark Olive

#1D1D11

Black Chocolate color link
Black Chocolate

#1B1811

Eerie Black color link
Eerie Black

#1B1B1B

Magentaish Black color link
Magentaish Black

#1D1A1D

Blackout color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#211916 - Blackout color image Blackout color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#211916 - Blackout color image Blackout color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#211916 - Blackout color image Blackout color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#211916 - Blackout color image Blackout color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#211916
  • RGB33, 25, 22
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 87
  • CSSrgb(33, 25, 22)
  • HSL16°, 20%, 11%
  • HSL Precise16.364°, 20%, 10.784%
  • HSV16°, 33%, 13%
  • HSB16°, 33%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.098, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.098, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.098, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID211916
  • DECIMAL ID2169110
  • Name Length8
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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