#162e49

Color #162e49

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class sky-950 #052f4a · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#162e49

RGB

rgb(22, 46, 73)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 53.7%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 69.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.9%, 37%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(18.39, 0.67, -19.56)

LCH

lch(18.39, 19.57, 271.96)

OKLCH

oklch(29.6%, 0.0579, 252.72)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 8.6%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#493116

Analogous

#164749

#162e49

#171649

Triadic

#162e49

#49162e

#2e4916

Split-complementary

#162e49

#491716

#474916

Tetradic

#162e49

#311649

#493116

#2e4916

Square

#162e49

#491647

#493116

#164917

Shades

Color #162e49 mixed toward black.

#12263d

#0f1f31

#0b1724

#070f18

#04080c

Tints

Color #162e49 mixed toward white.

#264f7e

#3671b3

#5f94cf

#95b8df

#cadbef

Tones

Color #162e49 mixed toward gray.

#1a2e45

#1e2e40

#232f3c

#272f38

#2b2f34

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222344 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#211f42 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#183f3e · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #162e49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162e49]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#162e49 (#162e49) is rgb(22, 46, 73) in RGB.

No, #162e49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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