#161508 Color Information

#161508 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #161508. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 8.2% Green, and 3.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 4.5% Magenta, 63.6% Yellow, and 91.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 55.7°, with saturation of 46.7% and lightness of 5.9%. The decimal value for #161508 is 1447176, and its nearest "web safe" color is #000000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #161508 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#161508 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 21, 8 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 8.2%, 3.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.918, 0.969 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.045, 0.636, 0.914 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color55.7°, 46.7%, 5.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color55.7°, 63.6%, 8.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color0.643, 0.724, 0.336 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color9, 22, 8 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1447176 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color6.543, -1.869, 6.480 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)6.543, 6.744, 106.087 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color6.544, 0.649, 4.471 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color8.511, -1.411, 3.619 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.378, 0.425, 0.724 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279637256 / 0xff161508 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#000000 Copy
Last Updated: December 3, 2024

Shades of #161508

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #161508, its pure hue is 55.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, and its lightness is 5.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #161508, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030301 to #131207.

Tints of #161508

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #161508, its pure hue is 55.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, and its lightness is 5.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #161508, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #333227 to #e2e2e0.

Tones of #161508

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #161508, its pure hue is 55.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #161508, which range from #0f0f0f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1e1c00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #161508

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #161508! For #161508, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #161508. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #161508

This color, #161508, consists of 8.6% Red, 8.2% Green, and 3.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 21, Blue = 8. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #161508 is 0% Cyan, 4.5% Magenta, 63.6% Yellow, and 91.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C0.0%
G8.2%
M4.5%
B3.1%
Y63.6%
K91.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 21 8
Octal 26 25 10
Hexa #16 #15 #08
Binary 00010110 00010101 00001000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 4 63 91
Octal 0 4 77 133
Hexa #00 #04 #3f #5b
Binary 00000000 00000100 00111111 01011011

Analogous Colors of #161508

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #161508 — which has hue 55.7° — its analogous colors are located at 25.7° and 85.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #161508.

Triadic Colors of #161508

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #161508 — which has hue 55.7° — its triadic colors are located at 55.7° and 295.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #161508.

Complementary Color of #161508

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #161508 — which has hue 55.7° — its complementary color is located at 235.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #161508.

Split Complementary Colors of #161508

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #161508 — which has hue 55.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.7° and 265.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #161508.

Tetradic Colors of #161508

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #161508 — which has hue 55.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 325.7°, 55.7°, 145.7°, and 235.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #161508.

Monochromatic Colors of #161508

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #161508, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #090906 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #262407 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #161508

We want to make getting started with #161508 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #161508 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #161508 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #161508 with other HTML elements.

#161508 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #161508.
<span style="color: #161508;">The color of this text is #161508.</span>

#161508 Background Color

The background color for this text is #161508.
<div style="background-color: #161508; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #161508.</div>

#161508 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #161508.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #161508;">This color for the shadow of this text is #161508.</span>

#161508 Border Color

This is a div with border color #161508.
<div style="border: #161508 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #161508.</div>

#161508 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #161508 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #161508; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #161508 on a white background.</div></div>

#161508 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #161508 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #161508; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #161508 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #161508 to White

This is a gradient from #161508 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#161508,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#161508,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#161508,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#161508,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #161508 to white.</div>

Gradient from #161508 to Black

This is a gradient from #161508 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#161508,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#161508,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#161508,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#161508,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #161508 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #161508

In addition to using #161508 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #161508 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #161508, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 21, Blue = 8). If you need details about the color coordinates of #161508 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #161508
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 21, 8)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #161508; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #161508; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #161508; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 21, 8);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#161508")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:21, blue:8, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:21 blue:8 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 21f, 8f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 21, 8);
 

#161508 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #161508 the same way. For those with color blindness, #161508 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #161508 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #161508 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #161508 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #161508 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #161508 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 18.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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