HEX atlas value

#161D18

#161D18 is a cool green HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 29, 24, HSL 137, 14%, 10%, has luminance 0.0112, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#161D18 Sample readable text

HEX #161D18

RGB rgb(22, 29, 24)

HSL hsl(137 14% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 17, 89)

Luminance 0.0112

Contrast Black 1.22:1White 17.16:1

CSS

--color-161d18: #161D18;
.background-161d18 { background-color: #161D18; }
.text-161d18 { color: #161D18; }

Luminance0.0112

Black text1.22:1AA Fail

White text17.16:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#161D18","rgb":[22,29,24],"hsl":[137,14,10],"cmyk":[24,0,17,89],"luminance":0.0112,"contrast":{"black":1.22,"white":17.16}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":17.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1D161B","hex":"#1D161B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.18,"contrastWhite":17.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#171D16","hex":"#171D16","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/161d18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1D161B","analogous":["#171D16","#161D1C"],"triadic":["#18161D","#1D1816"],"tetradic":["#16171D","#1D161B","#1D1C16"],"splitComplementary":["#1C161D","#1D1617"],"monochromatic":["#3D5143","#161D18","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#3D5143","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#102316","desaturated":"#1A1A1A","pastel":"#595959","neon":"#005C1A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":25.865034312755125}]

HEX meaning and use

About #161D18

#161D18 is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #161D18 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 22, 29, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg with 14% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0112, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.22:1AA Fail

White text17.16:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #161D18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.22:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF17.16:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#1D161B#FFFFFF text · best 17.77:1#1D161B

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

#171D16#FFFFFF text · best 17.16:1#171D16

Generated Palette

#161D18#161D18

#1D161B#1D161B

#171D16#171D16

#161D1C#161D1C

#3D5143#3D5143

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#1D161B#1D161B

#171D16#171D16

#161D1C#161D1C

#18161D#18161D

#1D1816#1D1816

Variants

#3D5143#3D5143

Black#000000

#102316#102316

Matte Black#1A1A1A

#595959#595959

#005C1A#005C1A

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Raisin#242124

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Rubber#2A2725

#161D18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #161D18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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