#161525

Color #161525

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#161525

RGB

rgb(22, 21, 37)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 27.6%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 43.2%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 43.2%, 0%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(7.59, 5.36, -10.86)

LCH

lch(7.59, 12.11, 296.27)

OKLCH

oklch(20.5%, 0.0316, 286.19)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 8.2%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242515

Analogous

#151c25

#161525

#1e1525

Triadic

#161525

#251615

#152516

Split-complementary

#161525

#251e15

#1c2515

Tetradic

#161525

#251524

#242515

#152516

Square

#161525

#25151c

#242515

#15251e

Shades

Color #161525 mixed toward black.

#12121f

#0f0e19

#0b0b13

#07070c

#040406

Tints

Color #161525 mixed toward white.

#333055

#4f4c85

#736fad

#a29fc8

#d0cfe4

Tones

Color #161525 mixed toward gray.

#171624

#181822

#1a1921

#1b1a20

#1c1c1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.17:1

White text reads better on this background (17.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#161622 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#161621 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#161f1e · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#171717 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161525]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#161525 (#161525) is rgb(22, 21, 37) in RGB.

No, #161525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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