#161c28

Color #161c28

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.68 Nearest Tailwind class gray-900 #101828 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#161c28

RGB

rgb(22, 28, 40)

HSL

hsl(220, 29%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 45%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.22, 1.09, -9.03)

LCH

lch(10.22, 9.1, 276.88)

OKLCH

oklch(22.6%, 0.0251, 263.84)

HWB

hwb(220, 8.6%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282216

Analogous

#162528

#161c28

#191628

Triadic

#161c28

#28161c

#1c2816

Split-complementary

#161c28

#281916

#252816

Tetradic

#161c28

#221628

#282216

#1c2816

Square

#161c28

#281625

#282216

#162819

Shades

Color #161c28 mixed toward black.

#121721

#0f131b

#0b0e14

#07090d

#040507

Tints

Color #161c28 mixed toward white.

#313e58

#4b6088

#6f84b0

#9fadca

#cfd6e5

Tones

Color #161c28 mixed toward gray.

#181d27

#191d25

#1b1e24

#1c1e22

#1e1f21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#191925 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#181825 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#162323 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #161c28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161c28]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#161c28 (#161c28) is rgb(22, 28, 40) in RGB.

No, #161c28 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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