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Colour

#161A2E

  • #161A2E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#161A2E is a blue with RGB values 22, 26, 46 and HSL 230°, 35%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161A2E#161A2E
HEX#161A2E
RGBrgb(22, 26, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.102, 0.1804
RGB percentages8.6%, 10.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(230, 35.3%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 52.2%, 18%)
CMYK52.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,448,494
CSS custom property--colour: #161A2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.19:1
Contrast with white17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#E9E5D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#131C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#111A2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0E1E21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 37.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 41Slate grey · ΔE 43.7Midnight blue · ΔE 45
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E2A16
Analogous#16262E, #1E162E
Triadic#2E161A, #1A2E16
Split complementary#2E1E16, #262E16
Tetradic#2E1626, #2E2A16, #162E1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5E6CB2
Lighter +30%#485596
Lighter +20%#374173
Lighter +10%#272D51
Darker −10%#06070C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E1437
Less saturated −25%#1E2026

Channel breakdown

R22
G26
B46
Red22 (8.6%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 1A · B 2E

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