Colour

#161D2B

#161D2B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161D2B is a blue with RGB values 22, 29, 43 and HSL 220°, 32%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161D2B#161D2B

HEX#161D2B

RGBrgb(22, 29, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1137, 0.1686

RGB percentages8.6%, 11.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(220, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK48.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,449,259

CSS custom property--colour: #161D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.87:1

Contrast with white16.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#E9E2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#181E2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#161C2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#0F2022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Slate grey · ΔE 42.3 Gray · ΔE 44.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2416

Analogous#16282B, #1A162B

Triadic#2B161D, #1D2B16

Split complementary#2B1916, #282B16

Tetradic#2B1627, #2B2416, #162B19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#607AAD

Lighter +30%#4A6190

Lighter +20%#394B6E

Lighter +10%#27344D

Darker −10%#050609

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E1A33

Less saturated −25%#1E2023

Channel breakdown

R22

G29

B43

Red22 (8.6%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)32.31%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1D · B 2B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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