What color is #162E41?

#162E41 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162E41?

The RGB value is 22, 46, 65: 22 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162E41?

The complementary color is #412916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162E41 color

#162E41 rgb(22, 46, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #162E41 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18% green and 25.5% blue (22, 46, 65).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#162E41 color codes

HEX	`#162E41`
RGB	`rgb(22, 46, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 29%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, -2.5, -14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 15, 260.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.506, 5.365)`
Decimal	`1453633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162E41, 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 #162E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #162E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162e41; }
.text { color: #162e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 46 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162e41, #161941); }

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Questions

What color is #162E41?: #162E41 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162E41?: The RGB value is 22, 46, 65: 22 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162E41?: The complementary color is #412916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.