#161e28

Color #161e28

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class gray-900 #101828 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#161e28

RGB

rgb(22, 30, 40)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 29%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 45%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45%, 25%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.94, -0.4, -7.92)

LCH

lch(10.94, 7.93, 267.11)

OKLCH

oklch(23.2%, 0.0228, 254.19)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 8.6%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282016

Analogous

#162728

#161e28

#171628

Triadic

#161e28

#28161e

#1e2816

Split-complementary

#161e28

#281716

#272816

Tetradic

#161e28

#201628

#282016

#1e2816

Square

#161e28

#281627

#282016

#162817

Shades

Color #161e28 mixed toward black.

#121921

#0f141b

#0b0f14

#070a0d

#040507

Tints

Color #161e28 mixed toward white.

#314258

#4b6688

#6f8bb0

#9fb2ca

#cfd8e5

Tones

Color #161e28 mixed toward gray.

#181e27

#191e25

#1b1f24

#1c1f22

#1e1f21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a26 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#191925 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#162424 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #161e28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161e28]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#161e28 (#161e28) is rgb(22, 30, 40) in RGB.

No, #161e28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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