#162238

Color #162238

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#162238

RGB

rgb(22, 34, 56)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 43.6%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 60.7%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(13.23, 2.59, -15.89)

LCH

lch(13.23, 16.1, 279.26)

OKLCH

oklch(25.3%, 0.0453, 261.87)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 8.6%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382c16

Analogous

#163338

#162238

#1b1638

Triadic

#162238

#381622

#223816

Split-complementary

#162238

#381b16

#333816

Tetradic

#162238

#2c1638

#382c16

#223816

Square

#162238

#381633

#382c16

#16381b

Shades

Color #162238 mixed toward black.

#121c2f

#0f1725

#0b111c

#070b13

#040609

Tints

Color #162238 mixed toward white.

#2a416c

#3f619f

#6485c2

#98aed6

#cbd6eb

Tones

Color #162238 mixed toward gray.

#192335

#1c2432

#1f2530

#21252d

#24262a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1c1c34 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#1b1a32 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#17302f · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #162238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162238]

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

#162238 (#162238) is rgb(22, 34, 56) in RGB.

No, #162238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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