What color is #162E52?

#162E52 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 #162E52?

The RGB value is 22, 46, 82: 22 red, 46 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162E52?

The complementary color is #523A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162E52 color

#162E52 rgb(22, 46, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #162E52 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18% green and 32.2% blue (22, 46, 82).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#162E52 color codes

HEX	`#162E52`
RGB	`rgb(22, 46, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 73%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 44%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.94, 4.36, -24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.94, 25.14, 279.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.83, 2.733, 8.359)`
Decimal	`1453650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162E52, 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 #162E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #162E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162e52; }
.text { color: #162e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 46 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162e52, #1c1652); }

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Questions

What color is #162E52?: #162E52 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 #162E52?: The RGB value is 22, 46, 82: 22 red, 46 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162E52?: The complementary color is #523A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.