Colour

#161C2A

#161C2A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161C2A is a blue with RGB values 22, 28, 42 and HSL 222°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161C2A#161C2A

HEX#161C2A

RGBrgb(22, 28, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1098, 0.1647

RGB percentages8.6%, 11%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(222, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK47.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,449,002

CSS custom property--colour: #161C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.02:1

Contrast with white17.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#E9E3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#171D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#151B2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#101F21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 42.7 Gray · ΔE 44.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A2416

Analogous#16262A, #1A162A

Triadic#2A161C, #1C2A16

Split complementary#2A1A16, #262A16

Tetradic#2A1626, #2A2416, #162A1A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6077AC

Lighter +30%#4B5F8E

Lighter +20%#39496D

Lighter +10%#28324B

Darker −10%#040609

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E1932

Less saturated −25%#1E1F22

Channel breakdown

R22

G28

B42

Red22 (8.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1C · B 2A

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