What color is #164886?

#164886 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164886?

The RGB value is 22, 72, 134: 22 red, 72 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164886?

The complementary color is #865416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164886?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164886 color

#164886 rgb(22, 72, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #164886 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 28.2% green and 52.5% blue (22, 72, 134).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 72% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Olympian Blue (#1C4C8C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#164886 color codes

HEX	`#164886`
RGB	`rgb(22, 72, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 28.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 72%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 84%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 46%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, 7.78, -39.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 40.11, 281.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.95, 6.526, 23.443)`
Decimal	`1460358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164886, 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 #164886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #164886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164886; }
.text { color: #164886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 72 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164886, #1c1686); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #164886?: #164886 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164886?: The RGB value is 22, 72, 134: 22 red, 72 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164886?: The complementary color is #865416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164886?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.