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#181516

#181516 ≈ Smoky Black

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#181516 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 8.24% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 8.33% yellow and 90.59% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 6.67% saturation and 8.82% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smoky Black (#100c08), ΔE 3.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0079

Complementary

  1. #181516
  2. #151817

Split complementary

  1. #181516
  2. #151815
  3. #151718

Analogous

  1. #181517
  2. #181516
  3. #181515

Triadic

  1. #181516
  2. #161815
  3. #151618

Tetradic

  1. #181516
  2. #181715
  3. #151817
  4. #151618

Square

  1. #181516
  2. #171815
  3. #151817
  4. #151518

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #0b0a0a
  3. #181516
  4. #41393b
  5. #6a5c61

Shades

#181516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181516
  2. #161314
  3. #131112
  4. #110f0f
  5. #0e0d0d
  6. #0c0b0b
  7. #0a0809
  8. #070607
  9. #050404
  10. #020202
  11. #000000

Tints

#181516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181516
  2. #2f2c2d
  3. #464445
  4. #5d5b5c
  5. #747373
  6. #8c8a8b
  7. #a3a1a2
  8. #bab9b9
  9. #d1d0d0
  10. #e8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181516
  2. #222021
  3. #2d2a2b
  4. #373536
  5. #424040
  6. #4c4b4b
  7. #565556
  8. #616060
  9. #6b6b6b
  10. #767575
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #171516 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #151516 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161616 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #191515 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #161516 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #171616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #181516 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181516 {
  color: #181516;
}
Background
.bg-181516 {
  background-color: #181516;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181516 {
  border: 2px solid #181516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 21 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 7% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181516, #181515);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 21 22 / 0.35);
}

#100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 3.30 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 3.44 #000000 Black ΔE 4.82 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 6.59 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.82 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.40 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.82 #e7eae9 Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Smoky Black
#181516  rgb(24, 21, 22)  hsl(340, 7%, 9%)  Smoky Black
#151817  rgb(21, 24, 23)  hsl(160, 7%, 9%)  Smoky Black
#161815  rgb(22, 24, 21)  hsl(100, 7%, 9%)  Smoky Black
#151618  rgb(21, 22, 24)  hsl(220, 7%, 9%)  Smoky Black