#160605 — Dark Matter Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#160605

≈ Dark Matter

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On white

19.77:1

Passes AAA

On black

1.13:1

Fails AA

Best text on this color

Aa#FFFFFF(19.77:1)

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Hue4°Saturation77%Brightness9%

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Normal vision#160605

Protanopia#090805

Deuteranopia#0D0C05

Tritanopia#190406

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Colors that go with Dark Matter

Dark Matter is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Black Stallion#051516 Jedi Night#05160E Dark Rift#050D16 Noir Fiction#16050D Grannie’S Pearls#EEE7E7 Smoked Black Coffee#403130

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameDark Matter#110101ΔE 1.3 CSS nameBlack#000000ΔE 7.1 Web-safe#000000#000000ΔE 7.1

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Dark Matter — meaning & where to use it

Dark Matter is a deep, shadowy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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