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#161718 Dark Moon

#161718 is a very dark black named Dark Moon. In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.0% green and 9.4% blue (rgb(22, 23, 24)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 4% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black. #161718 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.95:1.

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Variations of #161718

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#161718 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#161718 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #161718 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #161718
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #171718
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #161718
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #161718
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #161718
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #161717
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #161718
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #171717
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #171717

#161718 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.95:1 Super#161718 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#161718 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#161718 in CSS

/* Dark Moon */
.color { color: #161718; }
.background { background-color: #161718; }
.border { border: 1px solid #161718; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(22 23 24);
color: hsl(210 4% 9%);
color: oklch(0.204 0.003 248.0);

#161718 FAQ

What color is #161718?

#161718 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Dark Moon. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #161718?

#161718 is rgb(22, 23, 24) in RGB, hsl(210, 4%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 91%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #161718?

The complementary color of #161718 is #181716, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #161718?

White text has the best contrast on #161718: 17.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #161718 a warm or cool color?

#161718 is a neutral color.