#16273b

Color #16273b

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#16273b

RGB

rgb(22, 39, 59)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 45.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 62.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 33.9%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(15.15, 0.1, -14.99)

LCH

lch(15.15, 14.99, 270.38)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.0439, 253.34)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 8.6%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b2a16

Analogous

#163a3b

#16273b

#17163b

Triadic

#16273b

#3b1627

#273b16

Split-complementary

#16273b

#3b1716

#3a3b16

Tetradic

#16273b

#2a163b

#3b2a16

#273b16

Square

#16273b

#3b163a

#3b2a16

#163b17

Shades

Color #16273b mixed toward black.

#122131

#0f1a27

#0b141e

#070d14

#04070a

Tints

Color #16273b mixed toward white.

#29496f

#3d6ca3

#6390c5

#97b5d8

#cbdaec

Tones

Color #16273b mixed toward gray.

#192738

#1c2835

#1f2832

#22282f

#25282c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1f37 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#1d1c36 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#173333 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16273b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16273b]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#16273b (#16273b) is rgb(22, 39, 59) in RGB.

No, #16273b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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