Recognised as Colour
#164D61
- #164D61
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#164D61 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 77, 97 and HSL 196°, 63%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#164D61#164D61
HEX#164D61
RGBrgb(22, 77, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.302, 0.3804
RGB percentages8.6%, 30.2%, 38%
HSLhsl(196, 63%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 77.3%, 38%)
CMYK77.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,461,601
CSS custom property--colour: #164D61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#E9B29E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#612A16
Analogous#16614F, #162861
Triadic#61164D, #4D6116
Split complementary#611628, #615016
Tetradic#4F1661, #612A16, #286116
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G77
B97
Red22 (8.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 4D · B 61
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