#16212E Hex Color

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Color Name

Squid Ink*

Hex Color Code

#16212E

RGB Color Code

RGB(22, 33, 46)

CMYK Values*

52.2%, 28.3%, 0.0%, 82.0%

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#16212E hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 16212E?

The RGB color code for color number #16212E is RGB(22, 33, 46). In the RGB color model, #16212E has a red value of 22, a green value of 33, and a blue value of 46. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 52.2% cyan, 28.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 82.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 212.5° (degrees), 35.3 % saturation, and 13.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #16212E has a hue of 212.5° (degrees), 52.2 % saturation and 18.0 % brightness/value.

Color 16212E is cool or warm?

Color 16212E is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #16212E? (For interior and product design)

16212E has an LRV of nearly 1.5. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#16212E

LRV 1.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 1.5 of #16212E with dark and light color

Is #16212E Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 16212E meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #16212E color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #16212E

Hex triplet: #16212E
Red: 16
Green: 21
Blue: 2E

RGBA / RGB rgb(22, 33, 46)

Red: 22 (8.6%)
Green: 33 (12.9%)
Blue: 46 (18.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 52.17%
Magenta: 28.26%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 81.96%

HSL hsl(212.5deg, 35.3 %, 13.3 %)

Hue: 212.5°
Saturation: 35.29 %
Lightness: 13.33 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 212.5°
Saturation: 52.17 %
Brightness / Value: 18.04 %

RYB ryb(183, 194, 218)

Red: 183 (71.8%)
Yellow: 194 (75.9%)
Blue: 218 (85.3%)

HWB

Hue: 212.5°
Whiteness: 8.63 %
Blackness: 81.96 %

CMY

Cyan: 91.37%
Magenta: 87.06%
Yellow: 81.96%

XYZ

X: 1.37
Y: 1.46
Z: 2.79

YXY

Y1: 1.46
X: 0.24
Y2: 0.26

CIE-Lab

L: 12.32
A: -0.46
B: -10.16

CIE-Lch

L: 12.32
C: 10.17
H: 267.41

CIE-Luv

L: 12.32
U: -3.94
V: -8.58

Hunter-Lab

L: 12.06
A: -0.87
B: -5.28

Other

LRV: ~ 1.5 %
Munsell Color System: 0.6PB 1.1/1.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #16212E

These are the named colors closest to hex 16212E, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#232F3E Color Squid Ink

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#16161D Color Eigengrau

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#010B13 Color Rich Black

92.79% match | ΔE 7.21

#2A3439 Color Gunmetal

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 16212E.

#131E29 Color PANTONE 7547 C

98.44% match | ΔE 1.56

#1D252D Color PANTONE 433 C

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#1C1F2A Color PANTONE 532 C

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#041C2C Color PANTONE 296 C

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 16212E.

#191E28 Color RAL 5004 - Black Blue

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#1A2B3C Color RAL 5011 - Steel Blue

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#27292B Color RAL 9011 - Graphite Black

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 16212E.

#252B36 Color PANTONE 19-4103 TCX - Silhouette

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#262B37 Color PANTONE 19-4020 TCX - Dark Sapphire

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#262934 Color PANTONE 19-3922 TCX - Sky Captain

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#282B34 Color PANTONE 19-4011 TCX - Salute

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 16212E.

#24313D Color RAL 260 20 05 - Blue-Black

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#2B303E Color RAL 280 20 10 - Diamond Black

94.10% match | ΔE 5.90

#153043 Color RAL 260 20 10 - Nato Blue

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

#263145 Color RAL 280 20 15 - Crow Black

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 16212E.

#0F1619 Color BS 18-C-40 - Black

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

#191A1C Color BS 18-B-29 - Blue

92.89% match | ΔE 7.11

Paint color for Hex #16212E

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 16212E from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 16212E once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #16212E to Valspar

#22262B Color Tuxedo (8006-8G)

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#2B3140 Color Blue Coal (4011-3)

93.95% match | ΔE 6.05

#292F35 Color Deep Space Echo (T691)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

#252D31 Color Tempest's Teapot (M250)

93.31% match | ΔE 6.69

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #16212E to Sherwin Williams

#2B3441 Color Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179)

93.88% match | ΔE 6.12

#283849 Color In the Navy (SW 9178)

92.64% match | ΔE 7.36

#31363A Color Inkwell (SW 6992)

91.36% match | ΔE 8.64

#2F3D4C Color Naval (SW 6244)

91.15% match | ΔE 8.85

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #16212E to Benjamin Moore

#2E3549 Color Old Navy (2063-10)

91.95% match | ΔE 8.05

#2F394B Color Deep Royal (2061-10)

91.88% match | ΔE 8.12

#2B3B4C Color North Sea (CC-932)

91.71% match | ΔE 8.29

#323A43 Color Polo Blue (2062-10)

91.63% match | ΔE 8.37

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #16212E to Dunn-Edwards

#343B4E Color Old Mill (DEA 185)

90.57% match | ΔE 9.43

#353F51 Color Dark & Stormy (DET 572)

90.04% match | ΔE 9.96

#343E54 Color Black River Falls (DEA 189)

89.62% match | ΔE 10.38

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

88.07% match | ΔE 11.93

Behr

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #16212E to Behr

#3B4354 Color Indigo Ink (HDC-CL-26A)

88.64% match | ΔE 11.36

#35475B Color Compass Blue (MQ5-54)

87.72% match | ΔE 12.28

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

87.56% match | ΔE 12.44

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

87.53% match | ΔE 12.47

PPG Paints

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #16212E to PPG Paints

#404149 Color Napoleon (PPG1013-7)

88.27% match | ΔE 11.73

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

87.77% match | ΔE 12.23

#3A405A Color Victory Blue (PPG1165-7)

87.47% match | ΔE 12.53

#3B484F Color Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7)

86.85% match | ΔE 13.15

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 16212E similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #16212E to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

87.61% match | ΔE 12.39

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

85.81% match | ΔE 14.19

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

85.66% match | ΔE 14.34

#45494C Color Railings (31)

85.64% match | ΔE 14.36

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#16212E color palettes and scheme combination

000000

05080B

16212E

263A51

375273

486B96

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

162E23

162D2E

16212E

17162E

23162E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

16212E

2E1621

212E16

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

16212E

2E162D

2E2316

162E17

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

16212E

2D3742

444D57

5B636C

737981

8A9096

A1A6AB

B9BCC0

D0D2D5

E7E8EA

FFFFFF

Squid Ink* - #16212E Tints

16212E

131D29

111A24

0F1720

0D131B

0B1017

080D12

06090D

040609

020304

000000

Squid Ink* - #16212E Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#16212E

Squid Ink*

#2E2316

Bistre*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #16212E?

Color that best contrast with #16212E is #2E2316, color name is Bistre*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.