What color is #162C30?

#162C30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162C30?

The RGB value is 22, 44, 48: 22 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162C30?

The complementary color is #301A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162C30 color

#162C30 rgb(22, 44, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #162C30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 17.3% green and 18.8% blue (22, 44, 48).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#162C30 color codes

HEX	`#162C30`
RGB	`rgb(22, 44, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 17.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 54%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 8%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, -7.39, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 9.1, 215.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.765, 2.185, 3.125)`
Decimal	`1453104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162C30, 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 #162C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #162C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162c30; }
.text { color: #162c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 44 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162c30, #161f30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162C30?: #162C30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162C30?: The RGB value is 22, 44, 48: 22 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162C30?: The complementary color is #301A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.