Information about #161912 color

#161912 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#161912 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 25, 18) — 8.6% red, 9.8% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 3 / 90. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #161912 reads as a gently muted chartreuse and keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11). Slightly further away sit Black Chocolate (#1B1811) and Chinese Black (#141414).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(22, 25, 18)), which gives #161912 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #161912: 17.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:90), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #161912 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#161912 color variations

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#161912 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #161912

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#161912 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161912
  • RGB22, 25, 18
  • CMYK1, 0, 3, 90
  • HSL86°, 16%, 8%
  • HSL Precise85.714°, 16.279%, 8.431%
  • HSV86°, 28%, 10%
  • HSB86°, 28%, 10%
  • HEX ID161912
  • DECIMAL ID1448210
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
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