What color is #162D53?

#162D53 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162D53?

The RGB value is 22, 45, 83: 22 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162D53?

The complementary color is #533C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162D53 color

#162D53 rgb(22, 45, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #162D53 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 17.6% green and 32.5% blue (22, 45, 83).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 58% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#162D53 color codes

HEX	`#162D53`
RGB	`rgb(22, 45, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 17.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 58%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 46%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.68, 5.5, -25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.68, 26.43, 282.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.83, 2.672, 8.548)`
Decimal	`1453395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162D53, 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 #162D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #162D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162d53; }
.text { color: #162d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 45 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162d53, #1d1653); }

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Questions

What color is #162D53?: #162D53 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162D53?: The RGB value is 22, 45, 83: 22 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162D53?: The complementary color is #533C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.