#161C2D#161C2D

#161C2D is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 22.9% C 0.034 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C2D
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 45)
HSL	hsl(224, 34%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(224, 51%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.49, 2.89, -12.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.49, 12.61, 283.24°)
OKLab	oklab(22.93% -0.0007 -0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(22.93% 0.034 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.2196, 1.1905, 2.6476)
Luminance	0.0119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C2D #2D2716

analogous

#16272D #161C2D #1B162D

triadic

#161C2D #2D161C #1C2D16

tetradic

#161C2D #2D1627 #2D2716 #162D1B

square

#161C2D #2D1627 #2D2716 #162D1B

split-complementary

#161C2D #2D1B16 #272D16

monochromatic

#0A0D15 #0A0D15 #161C2D #2A3656 #3E4F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.96

#161C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#161C2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C2D

16.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C2D	1.00	16.96	1.24	16.96
#FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#161E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#141C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E1F22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.9% 0.034 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#545766',
    500: '#161c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c2d;
$custom-light: #545766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.348,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 13.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22933,
    "c": 0.03434,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C2D

secondary

#62593C

accent

#AE5DCA

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#030305

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C2D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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