#161718Dark Moon (#161718) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 248°, lightness 0.2 and chroma 0.003. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #161718 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 23, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 4%, 9%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 8%, 9%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 91%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(7.7 -0.2 -0.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.204 0.003 248) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Moon is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#171616 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#171717 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#161718 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#161718 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Moon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 17.95:1 and against black 1.17:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ebebec · #c4c4c5 · #9b9c9d · #767778 · #535455 · #161718
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#114d50 · #003b47 · #00293b · #161718 · #010928 · #030118
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a39ab6 · #6585a4 · #6b5a89 · #2b4c6a · #322b3f · #161718
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d9b085 · #616f7c · #3e5062 · #28323c · #161718 · #000411
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1ea · #b4bdc5 · #8c8783 · #505962 · #302b26 · #161718
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f2f2 · #b4b5b6 · #565657 · #39393a · #161718 · #f3a648
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcefe2 · #d6b593 · #a78056 · #70512f · #1d2e3e · #161718
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcefe2 · #dfafa0 · #948953 · #774b3e · #312d16 · #161718
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecef · #dfacb4 · #7b9160 · #4e5f38 · #3d2429 · #161718
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdecf7 · #d6adc9 · #a78056 · #37634a · #392917 · #161718
#3d3e3f · #646465 · #8b8b8c · #b1b2b2 · #d8d8d9
#121314 · #0f0f10 · #0b0c0c · #070808 · #040404
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.