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#161621

a deep, soft blue · warm · closest name: black

RGB
22, 22, 33
HSL
240°, 20%, 11%
CMYK
33, 33, 0, 87
Luminance
0.0085

Every format

HEX#161621
RGBrgb(22, 22, 33)
HSLhsl(240, 20%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 87%)
LABlab(7.7 3.3 -7.7)
LCHlch(7.7 8.3 293.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.206 0.022 284.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #161621;
background-color: #161621;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#161621] bg-[#161621]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #161621;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.086, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#161621")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#161621 on white: 17.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#161621 on black: 1.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green8.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.3%
Magenta33.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)87.1%

Color previews

#161621 text on a black background

contrast 1.17:1

Card sample

#161621 text on a white background

contrast 17.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #161621;
Background color
Panel with #161621 background
background-color: #161621;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #161621;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 22, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 22, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #161621;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161621, #1D1621);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #161621

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #161621 in the Color Lab