#161622#161622

#161622 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 20.6% C 0.024 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161622
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 34)
HSL	hsl(240, 21%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(240, 35%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.77, 3.58, -8.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.77, 9.07, 293.29°)
OKLab	oklab(20.62% 0.0058 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(20.62% 0.024 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.9064, 0.8599, 1.6313)
Luminance	0.0086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161622 #222216

analogous

#161C22 #161622 #1C1622

triadic

#161622 #221616 #162216

tetradic

#161622 #22161C #222216 #16221C

square

#161622 #22161C #222216 #16221C

split-complementary

#161622 #221C16 #1C2216

monochromatic

#0C0C13 #0C0C13 #161622 #2E2E47 #46466C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.92

#161622 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#161622 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161622

17.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161622	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161622	1.00	17.92	1.17	17.92
#FFFFFF	17.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#131723

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#121722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13181A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161622;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.6% 0.024 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#53525d',
    500: '#161622',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161622;
$custom-light: #53525d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161622",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20622,
    "c": 0.02373,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161622

secondary

#55553F

accent

#BE6ABE

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E7E9

border

#C3C3C5

text

#020204

muted

#787879

Preview Lab

Preview with #161622

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

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