Information about #16233D color

#16233D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #16233D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 35, 61) — 8.6% red, 13.7% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 10 / 0 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #16233D leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yankees Blue (#1C2841). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Navy Blue Bellflower (#191F45) and Blue Night (#1F263B).

The recipe behind #16233D is rgb(22, 35, 61), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #16233D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #16233D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#16233D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#16233D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #16233D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16233D
  • RGB22, 35, 61
  • CMYK15, 10, 0, 76
  • CSSrgb(22, 35, 61)
  • HSL220°, 47%, 16%
  • HSL Precise220°, 46.988%, 16.275%
  • HSV220°, 64%, 24%
  • HSB220°, 64%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.137, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.137, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.137, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID16233D
  • DECIMAL ID1450813
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01