Colour

#162C3E

#162C3E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162C3E is a blue with RGB values 22, 44, 62 and HSL 207°, 48%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162C3E#162C3E

HEX#162C3E

RGBrgb(22, 44, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1725, 0.2431

RGB percentages8.6%, 17.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(207, 47.6%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207, 64.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK64.5%, 29%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,453,118

CSS custom property--colour: #162C3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#E9D3C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242C3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F283Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#003032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Black · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Gray · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E2816

Analogous#163E3C, #16183E

Triadic#3E162C, #2C3E16

Split complementary#3E1618, #3E3C16

Tetradic#3C163E, #3E2816, #183E16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B95C5

Lighter +30%#3E7CAF

Lighter +20%#316189

Lighter +10%#234764

Darker −10%#091118

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B2D48

Less saturated −25%#202B33

Channel breakdown

R22

G44

B62

Red22 (8.6%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue207°

Saturation (HSL)47.62%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 2C · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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