Pot Black Color — #161616: Codes, Palettes & Contrast

Pot Black (#161616) color codes in RGB, HSL, and OKLCH, the most readable text color on it, WCAG contrast ratios against white and black, and matching color palettes.

Pot Black is a named gray color, ready to use anywhere you need it.

Pot Black#161616

Pot Black color codes

HEX#161616
RGBrgb(22, 22, 22)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(0.200 0.000 0.0)

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Readable text on Pot Black

White text (#FFFFFF) has the higher contrast against this background: 18.10:1.

Text colorRatioNormal text AANormal text AAA
Black1.16:1FailFail
White18.1:1PassPass

Normal text requires at least 4.5:1 for WCAG AA and 7:1 for AAA. Check another combination.

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