What color is #163E54?

#163E54 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163E54?

The RGB value is 22, 62, 84: 22 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163E54?

The complementary color is #542C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163E54 color

#163E54 rgb(22, 62, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #163E54 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (22, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 58% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#163E54 color codes

HEX	`#163E54`
RGB	`rgb(22, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 58%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 74%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -5.83, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 18.3, 251.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.653, 4.256, 9.015)`
Decimal	`1457748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163E54, 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 #163E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #163E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163e54; }
.text { color: #163e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163e54, #161f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #163E54?: #163E54 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163E54?: The RGB value is 22, 62, 84: 22 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163E54?: The complementary color is #542C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.