#162c38

Color #162c38

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-950 #053345 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#162c38

RGB

rgb(22, 44, 56)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 43.6%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 60.7%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 21.4%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(16.78, -4.54, -10.37)

LCH

lch(16.78, 11.32, 246.36)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0356, 233.9)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 8.6%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382216

Analogous

#163833

#162c38

#161b38

Triadic

#162c38

#38162c

#2c3816

Split-complementary

#162c38

#38161b

#383316

Tetradic

#162c38

#221638

#382216

#2c3816

Square

#162c38

#331638

#382216

#1b3816

Shades

Color #162c38 mixed toward black.

#12252f

#0f1d25

#0b161c

#070f13

#040709

Tints

Color #162c38 mixed toward white.

#2a556c

#3f7d9f

#64a1c2

#98c0d6

#cbe0eb

Tones

Color #162c38 mixed toward gray.

#192b35

#1c2a32

#1f2a30

#21292d

#24282a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212235 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#201e35 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#183333 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #162c38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162c38]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#162c38 (#162c38) is rgb(22, 44, 56) in RGB.

No, #162c38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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