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#191916 Twilight Zone

#191916 is a very dark black named Twilight Zone. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (rgb(25, 25, 22)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 6% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black. #191916 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.62:1.

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#191916 color conversion

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Variations of #191916

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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#191916 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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#191916 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #191916 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 #1A1916
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1A1916
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #191916
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1A1916
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #191916
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1A1918
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #191917
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #191919
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #191918

#191916 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.62:1 Super#191916 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#191916 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#191916 in CSS

/* Twilight Zone */
.color { color: #191916; }
.background { background-color: #191916; }
.border { border: 1px solid #191916; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(25 25 22);
color: hsl(60 6% 9%);
color: oklch(0.212 0.006 106.9);

#191916 FAQ

What color is #191916?

#191916 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #191916?

#191916 is rgb(25, 25, 22) in RGB, hsl(60, 6%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 90%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #191916?

The complementary color of #191916 is #161619, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #191916?

White text has the best contrast on #191916: 17.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #191916 a warm or cool color?

#191916 is a neutral color.