#161616 Hex Color Code

The hexadecimal color code #161616 is a very dark shade of gray. In the RGB color model #161616 is comprised of 8.63% red, 8.63% green and 8.63% blue. In the HSL color space #161616 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 9% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm. This color is used in the Édouard Manet: Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers picture, BMW logo, Sizzler logo and Bryn Mawr College seal.

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Color Variations

• Inverted
  #e9e9e9
• 25% saturated
  #161616
• Grayscale
  #161616
• 25% lighter
  #1c1c1c
• Original
  #161616
• 25% darker
  #121212
• Web safe: black
  #000000 / #000
• 25% desaturated
  #161616
• HTML: black
  #000000 / #000

Related Named Colors

• Closely Related

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     #141414
  2. Black (Kokushoku)
     #171412
  3. Eerie black
     #1b1b1b
  4. Licorice
     #1a1110
  5. Black chocolate
     #1b1811

• Intermediately Related

  1. Barbie Pink (1999-2004)
     #f7238a
  2. Fandango pink
     #de5285
  3. Rich lavender
     #a76bcf
  4. Lavender purple
     #967bb6
  5. Scarlet
     #ff2400

• Distantly Related

  1. Ivory
     #fffff0
  2. Light yellow
     #ffffe0
  3. Milk
     #fdfff5
  4. Conditioner
     #ffffcc / #ffc
  5. Very pale yellow
     #ffffbf

Color Schemes

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Tints and Shades

#161616 to white

1. #161616
2. #363636
3. #5a5a5a
4. #808080
5. #a9a9a9
6. #d3d3d3
7. #ffffff / #fff

Paints

Similar Paints

1. Frenchic Paint

   ★ Loof
   #181717 ΔE = 0.793 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

2. Dupont

   ★ CAS1002
   #171718 ΔE = 0.917 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

3. Aixam

   ★ Gris Cross Mat / A709
   #171718 ΔE = 0.917 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

4. Resene

   ★ All Black N25-001-264
   #181818 ΔE = 1.001 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

5. Delta

   ★ Black / 04039
   #131414 ΔE = 1.113 / LRV ≈ 0.7%

6. Matthews Paint

   ★ Twilight Zone / 33260
   #161614 ΔE = 1.367 / LRV ≈ 0.8%

7. Beckers

   ★ Rock n roll 521 / S 9000-N
   #191919 ΔE = 1.510 / LRV ≈ 1.0%

8. Natural Color System / NCS

   ★ S 9000-N
   #191919 ΔE = 1.510 / LRV ≈ 1.0%

9. CHROMATIC

   ★ 1060 Gris Brasilia - JonOne-CH1
   #161719 ΔE = 1.643 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

10. Tollens

    ★ Encre de Chine | EE210
    #161412 ΔE = 1.749 / LRV ≈ 0.7%

11. Ski-Doo

    ★ Dark Grey / CMS 1553A
    #131517 ΔE = 1.774 / LRV ≈ 0.7%

12. Pantone / PMS

    ★ 20-0200 TPM / Gunpowder
    #18181a ΔE = 1.847 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

13. Ferrari

    ★ Grigio Medio / 791
    #131717 ΔE = 1.881 / LRV ≈ 0.8%

14. RAL

    ★ RAL 8022 / Black Brown
    #1a1718 ΔE = 1.944 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

15. Volvo

    ★ Apollo Grey / VW-024
    #191a1b ΔE = 2.141 / LRV ≈ 1.0%

16. FolkArt

    ★ Pure Black / 479
    #111111 / #111 ΔE = 2.184 / LRV ≈ 0.6%

17. Ford

    ★ Bronze Black
    #111111 / #111 ΔE = 2.184 / LRV ≈ 0.6%

18. Flügger

    ★ Almuesort (U-764)
    #121110 ΔE = 2.235 / LRV ≈ 0.6%

19. Alcro

    ★ Onyx
    #1a181a ΔE = 2.237 / LRV ≈ 0.9%

20. Lada

    Dingo Grau / 610
    #101113 ΔE = 2.541 / LRV ≈ 0.6%

Color Directory

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  Édouard Manet: Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

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  BMW

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  Sizzler

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  Bryn Mawr College

#161616 HTML / CSS Code Examples

<p style="color: #161616">…</p>

<p style="background-color: #161616">…</p>

<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #161616">…</p>

Color Charts

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Color Space Conversions

Decimal

1447446

Binary

00010110, 00010110, 00010110

Hexadecimal

#161616

LRV

≈ 0.8%

Closest short hex

#111 ΔE = 2.184

RGB

rgb(22, 22, 22)

RGBA

rgba(22, 22, 22, 1.0)

rg chromaticity

r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333

RYB

red: 8.627%, yellow: 8.627%, blue: 8.627%

Android / android.graphics.Color

-15329770 / 0xff161616

HSL

hsl(0, 0%, 9%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 0%, 9%, 1.0)

HSV / HSB

hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 9% (0.086)

HSP

hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 8.627%

HSL_uv (HUSL)

H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 7.247

Cubehelix

H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.086

TSL

T: 1.484, S: 0.000, L: 0.086

CMYK

cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 91% (0.914)

CMY

cyan: 91% (0.914), magenta: 91% (0.914), yellow: 91% (0.914)

XYZ

X: 0.763, Y: 0.802, Z: 0.874

xyY

x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 0.802

CIELab

L: 7.247, a: -0.000, b: 0.000

CIELuv

L: 7.247, u: -0.000, v: 0.000

CIELCH / LCHab

L: 7.247, C: 0.000, H: 158.199

CIELUV / LCHuv

L: 7.247, C: 0.000, H: 146.356

Hunter-Lab

L: 8.957, a: -0.478, b: 0.488

CIECAM02

J: 6.983, C: 0.569, h: 210.929, Q: 52.065, M: 0.498, s: 9.777, H: 267.802

OSA-UCS

lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.042, green: 0.073

LMS

L: 0.762, M: 0.831, S: 0.872

YCbCr

Y: 34.898, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000

YCoCg

Y: 22.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 5.500

YDbDr

Y: 22.000, Db: 0.000, Dr: 0.000

YPbPr

Y: 22.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: 0.000

xvYCC

Y: 34.894, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000

YIQ

Y: 22.000, I: 0.000, Q: 0.000

YUV

Y: 22.000, U: 0.000, V: 0.000

Okhsl

h: 89.876, s: 0.000, l: 0.099

Okhsv

h: 89.876. s: 0.000, v: 0.099

Okhwb

h: 89.876, w: 0.099, b: 0.901

Oklab

l: 0.200, a: 0.000, b: 0.000

Oklch

l: 0.200, c: 0.000, h: 89.876

Munsell Color System

7.5BG 2/2 ΔE = 12.546

Brand Color

GitHub ΔE = 0.973

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