Colour

#16262A

#16262A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16262A is a cyan with RGB values 22, 38, 42 and HSL 192°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16262A

RGBrgb(22, 38, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.149, 0.1647

RGB percentages8.6%, 14.9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(192, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK47.6%, 9.5%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,451,562

CSS custom property--colour: #16262A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#E9D9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23252Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#20222Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0E2827no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Gray · ΔE 40.3 Teal · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A1A16

Analogous#162A24, #161C2A

Triadic#2A1626, #262A16

Split complementary#2A161C, #2A2416

Tetradic#24162A, #2A1A16, #1C2A16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#609DAC

Lighter +30%#4B818E

Lighter +20%#39636D

Lighter +10%#28444B

Darker −10%#040809

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E2B32

Less saturated −25%#1E2122

Channel breakdown

R22

G38

B42

Red22 (8.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 26 · B 2A

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