#16283b

Color #16283b

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#16283b

RGB

rgb(22, 40, 59)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 45.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 62.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 32.2%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(15.51, -0.61, -14.44)

LCH

lch(15.51, 14.45, 267.58)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.0429, 250.93)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 8.6%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b2916

Analogous

#163b3b

#16283b

#17163b

Triadic

#16283b

#3b1628

#283b16

Split-complementary

#16283b

#3b1716

#3b3b16

Tetradic

#16283b

#29163b

#3b2916

#283b16

Square

#16283b

#3b163b

#3b2916

#163b17

Shades

Color #16283b mixed toward black.

#122131

#0f1b27

#0b141e

#070d14

#04070a

Tints

Color #16283b mixed toward white.

#294b6f

#3d6fa3

#6392c5

#97b7d8

#cbdbec

Tones

Color #16283b mixed toward gray.

#192838

#1c2835

#1f2832

#22282f

#25282c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f37 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#1e1d36 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#173433 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16283b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16283b]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#16283b (#16283b) is rgb(22, 40, 59) in RGB.

No, #16283b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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