What color is #162B2E?

#162B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162B2E?

The RGB value is 22, 43, 46: 22 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162B2E?

The complementary color is #2E1916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162B2E color

#162B2E rgb(22, 43, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #162B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.9% green and 18% blue (22, 43, 46).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 35% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#162B2E color codes

HEX	`#162B2E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 43, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 35%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 52%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 7%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.98, -7.4, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.98, 8.71, 211.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.688, 2.095, 2.9)`
Decimal	`1452846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162B2E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #162B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #162B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162b2e; }
.text { color: #162b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 43 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162b2e, #161f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162B2E?: #162B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162B2E?: The RGB value is 22, 43, 46: 22 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162B2E?: The complementary color is #2E1916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.