#162836

Color #162836

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#162836

RGB

rgb(22, 40, 54)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 42.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 59.3%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(15.25, -2.52, -11.34)

LCH

lch(15.25, 11.62, 257.47)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.0355, 243)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 8.6%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#362416

Analogous

#163634

#162836

#161836

Triadic

#162836

#361628

#283616

Split-complementary

#162836

#361618

#363416

Tetradic

#162836

#241636

#362416

#283616

Square

#162836

#341636

#362416

#183616

Shades

Color #162836 mixed toward black.

#12212d

#0f1b24

#0b141b

#070d12

#040709

Tints

Color #162836 mixed toward white.

#2b4e69

#40749d

#6598c0

#98bad5

#ccddea

Tones

Color #162836 mixed toward gray.

#192833

#1b2731

#1e272e

#21272b

#232629

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f33 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#1e1d32 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#173030 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #162836;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162836]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#162836 (#162836) is rgb(22, 40, 54) in RGB.

No, #162836 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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