#161410King Kong (#161410) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.19 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #161410 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 20, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 16%, 7%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 27%, 9%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 91%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(6.4 0.1 2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.192 0.008 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light King Kong is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#17130e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#17140f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#161410 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#161410 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest King Kong 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 18.39:1 and against black 1.14:1, 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.
#a09e9b · #7b7975 · #575652 · #373531 · #161410 · #020201
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.
#406c58 · #385a3d · #334822 · #2f3503 · #282200 · #161410
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.
#90a289 · #8f7b54 · #4d6b40 · #554319 · #23301d · #161410
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.
#b3ab99 · #948870 · #415580 · #342e21 · #161410 · #0e0600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #bfbab0 · #84868c · #5a554b · #26292f · #161410
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.
#f3f2ef · #afadaa · #8e8d8a · #4a4845 · #161410 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #a8bbe2 · #7086b4 · #44557a · #322813 · #161410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #95c2dc · #897eaf · #2f5b74 · #2a263a · #161410
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f9 · #8dc6cd · #9e77a0 · #68496a · #0f2f32 · #161410
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f1 · #92c8b8 · #7086b4 · #724758 · #20293c · #161410
#3d3b38 · #646260 · #8b8a88 · #b1b1af · #d8d8d7
#12110d · #0f0d0b · #0b0a08 · #070705 · #040303
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.