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#16190A Color

#16190A is rgb(22, 25, 10) in RGB, hsl(72, 43%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 60%, 90%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16190A
HEX#16190A
RGBrgb(22, 25, 10)
HSLhsl(72, 43%, 7%)
HSVhsv(72, 60%, 10%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 60%, 90%)
OKLCHoklch(20.5% 0.028 118.2)
LABlab(8.07% -3.80 7.84)
LCHlch(8.07% 8.71 115.88)

What #16190A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #16190A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#16190A Channel Values

How #16190A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 25 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 43% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 60% · V 10%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 90%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.83:1 vs white · 1.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16190A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16190A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16190A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #16190A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16190A.

How #16190A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#16190A
Protanopia#19190A
Protanomaly#18190A
Deuteranopia#18180A
Deuteranomaly#17180A
Tritanopia#181818
Tritanomaly#171813
Achromatopsia#181818

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Using #16190A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-16190a: #16190A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16190A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16190a': '#16190A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.098, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_16190a">#16190A</color>
SVG fillfill="#16190A"

More Green Colors

#16190A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16190A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16190A?

#16190A is a darkest green — rgb(22, 25, 10) in RGB and hsl(72, 43%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #16190A?

#16190A is rgb(22, 25, 10) — red 22, green 25, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16190A?

#16190A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 60%, 90%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16190A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16190A scores 17.83:1 against white and 1.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16190A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16190A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.88, which is visibly different.

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