#162a2b

Color #162a2b

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#162a2b

RGB

rgb(22, 42, 43)

HSL

hsl(182.9, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.9, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(15.49, -7.74, -3.2)

LCH

lch(15.49, 8.38, 202.46)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.0259, 199.83)

HWB

hwb(182.9, 8.6%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b1716

Analogous

#162b21

#162a2b

#161f2b

Triadic

#162a2b

#2b162a

#2a2b16

Split-complementary

#162a2b

#2b161f

#2b2116

Tetradic

#162a2b

#17162b

#2b1716

#2a2b16

Square

#162a2b

#21162b

#2b1716

#1f2b16

Shades

Color #162a2b mixed toward black.

#122324

#0f1c1d

#0b1515

#070e0e

#040707

Tints

Color #162a2b mixed toward white.

#2f5a5c

#488a8d

#6cb0b4

#9dcacd

#cee5e6

Tones

Color #162a2b mixed toward gray.

#182829

#192727

#1b2526

#1d2424

#1f2222

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20202b · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#1f1d2b · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#172b2b · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #162a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162a2b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#162a2b (#162a2b) is rgb(22, 42, 43) in RGB.

No, #162a2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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