#162b4a

Color #162b4a

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#162b4a

RGB

rgb(22, 43, 74)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 54.2%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 70.3%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.3%, 41.9%, 0%, 71%)

LAB

lab(17.43, 3.23, -21.76)

LCH

lch(17.43, 22, 278.44)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0632, 258.03)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 8.6%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a3516

Analogous

#16454a

#162b4a

#1b164a

Triadic

#162b4a

#4a162b

#2b4a16

Split-complementary

#162b4a

#4a1b16

#454a16

Tetradic

#162b4a

#35164a

#4a3516

#2b4a16

Square

#162b4a

#4a1645

#4a3516

#164a1b

Shades

Color #162b4a mixed toward black.

#12243e

#0f1d31

#0b1525

#070e19

#04070c

Tints

Color #162b4a mixed toward white.

#264a7f

#3669b4

#5f8dd0

#95b3df

#cad9ef

Tones

Color #162b4a mixed toward gray.

#1a2c46

#1f2d41

#232d3d

#272e39

#2c2f34

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212144 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#201e42 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#173f3e · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #162b4a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162b4a]

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

#162b4a (#162b4a) is rgb(22, 43, 74) in RGB.

No, #162b4a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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