Information about #162A3B color

#162A3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #162A3B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 42, 59) — 8.6% red, 16.5% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 7 / 0 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #162A3B carries a shadowy depth. 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). Nearby in the Register you will also find Billabong (#173141) and Blue Night (#1F263B).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 42, 59) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #162A3B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #162A3B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#162A3B color variations

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#162A3B 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 #162A3B

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

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Dark Knight color link
Dark Knight

#232D36

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#162A3B
  • RGB22, 42, 59
  • CMYK15, 7, 0, 77
  • CSSrgb(22, 42, 59)
  • HSL208°, 46%, 16%
  • HSL Precise207.568°, 45.679%, 15.882%
  • HSV208°, 63%, 23%
  • HSB208°, 63%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.165, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.165, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.165, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID162A3B
  • DECIMAL ID1452603
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01