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Recognised as Colour

#162C30

  • #162C30
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162C30 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 44, 48 and HSL 189°, 37%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162C30#162C30
HEX#162C30
RGBrgb(22, 44, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1725, 0.1882
RGB percentages8.6%, 17.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(189.2, 37.1%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 54.2%, 18.8%)
CMYK54.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,104
CSS custom property--colour: #162C30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#E9D3CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#282B30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#242730no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#092E2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5Black · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 37.2Gray · ΔE 38.3Teal · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#301A16
Analogous#163027, #161F30
Triadic#30162C, #2C3016
Split complementary#30161F, #302716
Tetradic#271630, #301A16, #1F3016

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5DA7B5
Lighter +30%#468C99
Lighter +20%#366C76
Lighter +10%#264C53
Darker −10%#060C0D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D3239
Less saturated −25%#1F2627

Channel breakdown

R22
G44
B48
Red22 (8.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue189.23°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2C · B 30

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