Recognised as Colour

#162B32

#162B32
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162B32 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 43, 50 and HSL 195°, 39%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162B32#162B32

HEX#162B32

RGBrgb(22, 43, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1686, 0.1961

RGB percentages8.6%, 16.9%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(195, 38.9%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 56%, 19.6%)

CMYK56%, 14%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,452,850

CSS custom property--colour: #162B32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.73:1

Contrast with white14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#E9D4CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272A32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#232732no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#082D2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Black · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 29.8 Slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Gray · ΔE 38.6 Teal · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#321D16

Analogous#16322B, #161D32

Triadic#32162B, #2B3216

Split complementary#32161D, #322B16

Tetradic#2B1632, #321D16, #1D3216

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5CA1B8

Lighter +30%#45869C

Lighter +20%#356879

Lighter +10%#264955

Darker −10%#060D0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D303B

Less saturated −25%#1F2729

Channel breakdown

R22

G43

B50

Red22 (8.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)38.89%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 2B · B 32

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