#161a2a

Color #161a2a

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-900 #101828 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#161a2a

RGB

rgb(22, 26, 42)

HSL

hsl(228, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.6%, 38.1%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(9.61, 3.31, -11.44)

LCH

lch(9.61, 11.91, 286.14)

OKLCH

oklch(22.2%, 0.0319, 272.87)

HWB

hwb(228, 8.6%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2616

Analogous

#16242a

#161a2a

#1c162a

Triadic

#161a2a

#2a161a

#1a2a16

Split-complementary

#161a2a

#2a1c16

#242a16

Tetradic

#161a2a

#26162a

#2a2616

#1a2a16

Square

#161a2a

#2a1624

#2a2616

#162a1c

Shades

Color #161a2a mixed toward black.

#121623

#0f111c

#0b0d15

#07090e

#040407

Tints

Color #161a2a mixed toward white.

#2f385b

#49568c

#6d7ab2

#9da7cc

#ced3e5

Tones

Color #161a2a mixed toward gray.

#181b28

#191c27

#1b1d25

#1d1e23

#1e1f22

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.22:1

White text reads better on this background (17.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181827 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#181726 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#162423 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #161a2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161a2a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#161a2a (#161a2a) is rgb(22, 26, 42) in RGB.

No, #161a2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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