#162232

Color #162232

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.44 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#162232

RGB

rgb(22, 34, 50)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 38.9%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 56%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 32%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(12.89, 0.29, -12.15)

LCH

lch(12.89, 12.15, 271.37)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0351, 255.81)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 8.6%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#322616

Analogous

#163032

#162232

#181632

Triadic

#162232

#321622

#223216

Split-complementary

#162232

#321816

#303216

Tetradic

#162232

#261632

#322616

#223216

Square

#162232

#321630

#322616

#163218

Shades

Color #162232 mixed toward black.

#121c2a

#0f1721

#0b1119

#070b11

#040608

Tints

Color #162232 mixed toward white.

#2c4465

#436797

#678bbc

#9ab2d2

#ccd8e9

Tones

Color #162232 mixed toward gray.

#182230

#1b232d

#1d232b

#1f2329

#222426

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1c1c2f · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#1b1a2e · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#172c2b · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #162232;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162232]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#162232 (#162232) is rgb(22, 34, 50) in RGB.

No, #162232 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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