#161B22 · near Ink

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#161B22 (RGB 22, 27, 34) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Ink and near Raisin and Licorice. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #161B22 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 257°.

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HEX#161B22
RGBrgb(22, 27, 34)
HSLhsl(215, 21%, 11%)
CMYK35, 21, 0, 87
CSS var--ink
Contrast17.3:1 white · 1.21:1 black

Similar named colors

Ink #0B1E33Raisin #242124Licorice #1A1110Obsidian #0B0B0BEspresso #3C2218

How to use #161B22

White text passes WCAG AA on #161B22 (17.3:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #161B22 with its analogous neighbors #162122 and #171622; for contrast use its complement #221D16 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--ink: #161B22;

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#161B22 hex color card: near Ink, RGB 22, 27, 34
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Shades & tints

#040507#090B0E#0D1014#12161B#161B22#45494E#73767A#A2A4A7#D0D1D3

Color harmonies for #161B22

Complementary

#161B22#221D16

Analogous

#161B22#162122#171622

Triadic

#161B22#22161B#1B2216

Split complementary

#161B22#221716#212216

Tetradic

#161B22#221621#221D16#162217

Palettes with #161B22