Colour
#16493F
- #16493F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#16493F is a cyan with RGB values 22, 73, 63 and HSL 168°, 54%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#16493F#16493F
HEX#16493F
RGBrgb(22, 73, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2863, 0.2471
RGB percentages8.6%, 28.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(168.2, 53.7%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 69.9%, 28.6%)
CMYK69.9%, 0%, 13.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,460,543
CSS custom property--colour: #16493F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#E9B6C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#491620
Analogous#164926, #163949
Triadic#3F1649, #493F16
Split complementary#49163A, #492616
Tetradic#251649, #491620, #394916
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G73
B63
Red22 (8.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue168.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 49 · B 3F
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