#162131#162131

#162131 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.035 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162131
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 49)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(216, 55%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 80.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.48, 0.65, -12.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.48, 12.09, 273.06°)
OKLab	oklab(24.56% -0.0074 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(24.56% 0.035 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.4289, 1.4799, 3.1155)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162131 #312616

analogous

#162F31 #162131 #191631

triadic

#162131 #311621 #213116

tetradic

#162131 #31162F #312616 #163119

square

#162131 #31162F #312616 #163119

split-complementary

#162131 #311916 #2F3116

monochromatic

#090E15 #090E15 #162131 #293D5B #3C5A85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#162131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#162131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162131

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162131	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181F31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B2427

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.035 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#555c69',
    500: '#162131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162131;
$custom-light: #555c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2456,
    "c": 0.03452,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162131

secondary

#67553C

accent

#9F5ACE

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E8E9EB

border

#C4C5C6

text

#030406

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #162131

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

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