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#161821

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

RGB
22, 24, 33
HSL
229°, 20%, 11%
CMYK
33, 27, 0, 87
Luminance
0.0093

Every format

HEX#161821
RGBrgb(22, 24, 33)
HSLhsl(229, 20%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 27%, 0%, 87%)
LABlab(8.4 1.7 -6.6)
LCHlch(8.4 6.8 284.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.211 0.018 275.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #161821;
background-color: #161821;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#161821] bg-[#161821]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #161821;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.094, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#161821")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#161821 on white: 17.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#161821 on black: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green9.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.3%
Magenta27.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)87.1%

Color previews

#161821 text on a black background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

#161821 text on a white background

contrast 17.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #161821;
Background color
Panel with #161821 background
background-color: #161821;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #161821;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 24, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 24, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #161821;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161821, #1B1621);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #161821

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #161821 in the Color Lab