#16121E#16121E

#16121E is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 19.3% C 0.025 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16121E
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 30)
HSL	hsl(260, 25%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(260, 40%, 12%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 40%, 0%, 88.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.29, 4.88, -7.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.29, 8.97, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(19.31% 0.012 -0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(19.31% 0.025 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(0.7815, 0.6969, 1.3214)
Luminance	0.0070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16121E #1A1E12

analogous

#12141E #16121E #1C121E

triadic

#16121E #1E1612 #121E16

tetradic

#16121E #1E1214 #1A1E12 #121E1C

square

#16121E #1E1214 #1A1E12 #121E1C

split-complementary

#16121E #1E1C12 #141E12

monochromatic

#0E0B13 #0E0B13 #16121E #322944 #4E406B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.43

#16121E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#16121E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16121E

18.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16121E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16121E	1.00	18.43	1.14	18.43
#FFFFFF	18.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F141E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10141E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#151416

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16121e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.3% 0.025 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534f59',
    500: '#16121e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16121e;
$custom-light: #534f59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16121e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 9.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19311,
    "c": 0.02451,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16121E

secondary

#4A523A

accent

#C166A3

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E7E9

border

#C3C3C5

text

#020203

muted

#787878

Preview Lab

Preview with #16121E

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

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