#161c3b

Color #161c3b

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 24.31 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#161c3b

RGB

rgb(22, 28, 59)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 45.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 62.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 52.5%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(11.39, 8.32, -20.93)

LCH

lch(11.39, 22.52, 291.68)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0597, 272.88)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 8.6%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b3516

Analogous

#162f3b

#161c3b

#23163b

Triadic

#161c3b

#3b161c

#1c3b16

Split-complementary

#161c3b

#3b2316

#2f3b16

Tetradic

#161c3b

#35163b

#3b3516

#1c3b16

Square

#161c3b

#3b162f

#3b3516

#163b23

Shades

Color #161c3b mixed toward black.

#121731

#0f1327

#0b0e1e

#070914

#04050a

Tints

Color #161c3b mixed toward white.

#29356f

#3d4da3

#6373c5

#97a1d8

#cbd0ec

Tones

Color #161c3b mixed toward gray.

#191e38

#1c2035

#1f2232

#22242f

#25262c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#191935 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#181834 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#16302f · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #161c3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161c3b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#161c3b (#161c3b) is rgb(22, 28, 59) in RGB.

No, #161c3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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