Recognised as Colour

#161B20

#161B20
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161B20 is a blue with RGB values 22, 27, 32 and HSL 210°, 19%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#161B20

RGBrgb(22, 27, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1059, 0.1255

RGB percentages8.6%, 10.6%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(210, 18.5%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 31.3%, 12.5%)

CMYK31.2%, 15.6%, 0%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,448,736

CSS custom property--colour: #161B20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.33:1

Contrast with white17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#E9E4DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191B20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#181A20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#131C1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Slate grey · ΔE 43.8 Gray · ΔE 44.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 47

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#201B16

Analogous#162020, #161620

Triadic#20161B, #1B2016

Split complementary#201616, #202016

Tetradic#201620, #201B16, #162016

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6A8198

Lighter +30%#54687B

Lighter +20%#404E5C

Lighter +10%#2B353E

Darker −10%#010102

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F1B27

Less saturated −25%#1B1B1B

Channel breakdown

R22

G27

B32

Red22 (8.6%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)18.52%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1B · B 20

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