#16121C#16121C

#16121C is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 19.2% C 0.021 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16121C
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 28)
HSL	hsl(264, 22%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(264, 36%, 11%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 89%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.21, 4.25, -6.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.21, 7.44, 304.81°)
OKLab	oklab(19.2% 0.0112 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(19.2% 0.021 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.7567, 0.6870, 1.1911)
Luminance	0.0069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16121C #181C12

analogous

#12131C #16121C #1B121C

triadic

#16121C #1C1612 #121C16

tetradic

#16121C #1C1213 #181C12 #121C1B

square

#16121C #1C1213 #181C12 #121C1B

split-complementary

#16121C #1C1B12 #131C12

monochromatic

#0F0C13 #0F0C13 #16121C #332A41 #514267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.46

#16121C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#16121C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16121C

18.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16121C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16121C	1.00	18.46	1.14	18.46
#FFFFFF	18.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10141C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11141C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#151315

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16121c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.2% 0.021 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#524f58',
    500: '#16121c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16121c;
$custom-light: #524f58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16121c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 9.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19195,
    "c": 0.02074,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16121C

secondary

#474F3A

accent

#BE6A9C

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E7E9

border

#C3C3C5

text

#020203

muted

#787878

Preview Lab

Preview with #16121C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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