#161f2e

Color #161f2e

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.2 Nearest Tailwind class gray-900 #101828 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#161f2e

RGB

rgb(22, 31, 46)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 35.3%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 52.2%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(11.61, 1.01, -11.26)

LCH

lch(11.61, 11.31, 275.13)

OKLCH

oklch(23.8%, 0.0318, 260.42)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 8.6%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2516

Analogous

#162b2e

#161f2e

#19162e

Triadic

#161f2e

#2e161f

#1f2e16

Split-complementary

#161f2e

#2e1916

#2b2e16

Tetradic

#161f2e

#25162e

#2e2516

#1f2e16

Square

#161f2e

#2e162b

#2e2516

#162e19

Shades

Color #161f2e mixed toward black.

#121a26

#0f151f

#0b0f17

#070a0f

#040508

Tints

Color #161f2e mixed toward white.

#2e4160

#466292

#6987b7

#9bafcf

#cdd7e7

Tones

Color #161f2e mixed toward gray.

#181f2c

#1a202a

#1c2028

#1e2126

#202124

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a2b · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#1a192a · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#172828 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161f2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161f2e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#161f2e (#161f2e) is rgb(22, 31, 46) in RGB.

No, #161f2e 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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