#16242a

Color #16242a

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#16242a

RGB

rgb(22, 36, 42)

HSL

hsl(198, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.6%, 14.3%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(13.23, -4.01, -5.89)

LCH

lch(13.23, 7.13, 235.75)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0223, 226.64)

HWB

hwb(198, 8.6%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a1c16

Analogous

#162a26

#16242a

#161a2a

Triadic

#16242a

#2a1624

#242a16

Split-complementary

#16242a

#2a161a

#2a2616

Tetradic

#16242a

#1c162a

#2a1c16

#242a16

Square

#16242a

#26162a

#2a1c16

#1a2a16

Shades

Color #16242a mixed toward black.

#121e23

#0f181c

#0b1215

#070c0e

#040607

Tints

Color #16242a mixed toward white.

#2f4e5b

#49788c

#6d9db2

#9dbecc

#cedee5

Tones

Color #16242a mixed toward gray.

#182328

#192327

#1b2225

#1d2123

#1e2122

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1d29 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#1c1b28 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#172827 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16242a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16242a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#16242a (#16242a) is rgb(22, 36, 42) in RGB.

No, #16242a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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