#162b3c

Color #162b3c

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#162b3c

RGB

rgb(22, 43, 60)

HSL

hsl(206.8, 46.3%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.8, 63.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(16.62, -2.35, -13.4)

LCH

lch(16.62, 13.6, 260.05)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.0416, 244.48)

HWB

hwb(206.8, 8.6%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c2716

Analogous

#163c3a

#162b3c

#16183c

Triadic

#162b3c

#3c162b

#2b3c16

Split-complementary

#162b3c

#3c1618

#3c3a16

Tetradic

#162b3c

#27163c

#3c2716

#2b3c16

Square

#162b3c

#3a163c

#3c2716

#183c16

Shades

Color #162b3c mixed toward black.

#122432

#0f1d28

#0b161e

#070e14

#04070a

Tints

Color #162b3c mixed toward white.

#295170

#3c76a4

#6299c6

#97bbd9

#cbddec

Tones

Color #162b3c mixed toward gray.

#192b39

#1c2a36

#202a33

#232a2f

#26292c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212138 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#201e38 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#173535 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #162b3c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162b3c]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#162b3c (#162b3c) is rgb(22, 43, 60) in RGB.

No, #162b3c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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