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Recognised as Colour

#161C24

  • #161C24
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#161C24 is a blue with RGB values 22, 28, 36 and HSL 214°, 24%, 11%. 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

#161C24#161C24
HEX#161C24
RGBrgb(22, 28, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1098, 0.1412
RGB percentages8.6%, 11%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(214.3, 24.1%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 38.9%, 14.1%)
CMYK38.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,448,996
CSS custom property--colour: #161C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.4 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#E9E3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#191C24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#181B24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#121E1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 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 11.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dim grey · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 43.1Gray · ΔE 44Light slate grey · ΔE 46.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#241E16
Analogous#162324, #171624
Triadic#24161C, #1C2416
Split complementary#241716, #232416
Tetradic#241623, #241E16, #162417

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#657FA1
Lighter +30%#506683
Lighter +20%#3D4D63
Lighter +10%#293544
Darker −10%#030304
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F1B2B
Less saturated −25%#1D1D1D

Channel breakdown

R22
G28
B36
Red22 (8.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 1C · B 24

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