Colour

#161B2B

#161B2B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161B2B is a blue with RGB values 22, 27, 43 and HSL 226°, 32%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161B2B#161B2B

HEX#161B2B

RGBrgb(22, 27, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1059, 0.1686

RGB percentages8.6%, 10.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(225.7, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK48.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,448,747

CSS custom property--colour: #161B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01129WCAG 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 17.13:1

Contrast with white17.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#E9E4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#141B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0F1E21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36.4 Slate grey · ΔE 43.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.6 Gray · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2616

Analogous#16252B, #1C162B

Triadic#2B161B, #1B2B16

Split complementary#2B1C16, #252B16

Tetradic#2B1625, #2B2616, #162B1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6072AD

Lighter +30%#4A5B90

Lighter +20%#39456E

Lighter +10%#27304D

Darker −10%#050609

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E1733

Less saturated −25%#1E1F23

Channel breakdown

R22

G27

B43

Red22 (8.6%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)32.31%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1B · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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