#161b31

Color #161b31

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 19.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#161b31

RGB

rgb(22, 27, 49)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 38%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 55.1%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.1%, 44.9%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(10.38, 5.16, -15.36)

LCH

lch(10.38, 16.2, 288.57)

OKLCH

oklch(22.9%, 0.0434, 272.91)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 8.6%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#312c16

Analogous

#162831

#161b31

#1e1631

Triadic

#161b31

#31161b

#1b3116

Split-complementary

#161b31

#311e16

#283116

Tetradic

#161b31

#2c1631

#312c16

#1b3116

Square

#161b31

#311628

#312c16

#16311e

Shades

Color #161b31 mixed toward black.

#121629

#0f1221

#0b0d18

#070910

#040408

Tints

Color #161b31 mixed toward white.

#2d3763

#435396

#6877bb

#9aa4d2

#cdd2e8

Tones

Color #161b31 mixed toward gray.

#181c2f

#1a1e2c

#1d1f2a

#1f2128

#212226

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#18182d · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#18182c · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#162928 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161b31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161b31]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#161b31 (#161b31) is rgb(22, 27, 49) in RGB.

No, #161b31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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