#16161DEigengrau (#16161D) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 285°, lightness 0.2 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #16161D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 22, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 14%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 24%, 11%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 89%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(7.5 2 -4.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.203 0.014 285) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Eigengrau is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#17151a — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#17161c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#16161d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#16161e — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: takes on a blue castTest Eigengrau 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 18:1 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.
#99999f · #74747a · #515158 · #303037 · #16161d · #010102
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.
#2a5b6a · #1e4860 · #193555 · #172247 · #16161d · #0e031e
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.
#b196a9 · #7d7da4 · #805374 · #45436a · #3b2736 · #16161d
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.
#cbc78f · #6b6b7c · #4c4b62 · #30303c · #16161d · #02010e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f2ea · #babac5 · #898883 · #575762 · #2d2d26 · #16161d
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.
#f1f1f5 · #c9c9ce · #9d9da2 · #424248 · #16161d · #d2c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f3e2 · #c1be92 · #8f8b54 · #5d5a2e · #2a2a3e · #16161d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4f3e2 · #d3b791 · #759365 · #6d532d · #24301d · #16161d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #ddb09c · #5a977d · #32634f · #3c261c · #16161d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #e0adaf · #8f8b54 · #246363 · #2f2d16 · #16161d
#35353C · #57575E · #7B7C81 · #A2A2A7 · #CBCBCF
#13131A · #111116 · #0E0E13 · #0C0C10 · #09090D
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.