#001616

A very dark, vivid neutral closely aligning with Black.

About #001616

When working with digital screens, the color #001616 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Black. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 22 green, and 22 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 91% Black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#001616
RGB0, 22, 22
HSL180.0°, 100.0%, 4.3%
CMYK100%, 0%, 0%, 91%
HSV180.0°, 100.0%, 8.6%
LAB5.7, -6.9, -2.4
XYZ0.4, 0.6, 0.9
Decimal5654

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

18.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.13:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
17.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.04:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #001616; }
.text-color { color: #001616; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #001616; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000