Ink & Paper
Open in tool →Two greys and one ink-blue link color: the palette of a well-set book page.
Color
#161a22
#161a22
hex
#161a22rgb
rgb(22, 26, 34)hsl
hsl(220, 21%, 11%)oklch
oklch(0.217 0.017 264.1)Closest name: Eigengrau (#16161d)Relative luminance 0.0102
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #161a22 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 17.43:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.2:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #161a22 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Vimeotext · #141a20 · Δ0.558
- Asanasecondary · #151b26 · Δ0.775
- Splinetext · #191a1d · Δ1.096
- JetBrainstext · #19191c · Δ1.2
- Netlifytext · #181a1c · Δ1.224
- Airtableaccent · #181d26 · Δ1.269
- Chasetext · #101820 · Δ1.364
- Notionprimary · #191919 · Δ1.737
- N26text · #1b1b1b · Δ1.757
- Boxtext · #151f26 · Δ1.771
- Warptext · #1a1522 · Δ1.893
Palettes built around it
Console Light
Open in tool →A sober docs palette: one blue for interactive, one green for success, zinc greys for everything else.
Graphite
Open in tool →A greyscale system with a single amber — the accent does all the work, so allow one per screen.
Indigo SaaS
Open in tool →The dependable indigo-and-emerald B2B pairing: indigo for primary actions, emerald reserved for success states.
Learning App
Open in tool →Green, blue and orange at full saturation: the gamified-learning look, where every color is a reward.
Studio Grey
Open in tool →A pure greyscale with a single electric blue — the portfolio palette that makes work look considered.
Cobalt Pop
Open in tool →One deep cobalt and one hot pink on white — a two-accent system for launches and campaign pages that need punch.
Fonts for this mood
#161a22 reads as cool, muted, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #161a22
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — generate_palette, check_contrast, analyze_color — read-only, no key. Every palette it proposes comes with a /palettes/new/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #161a22 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/161a22-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md