Information about #163A4B color

#163A4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#163A4B falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 58, 75) — 8.6% red, 22.7% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 7 / 0 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #163A4B reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barometer (#11394C). Slightly further away sit Dark Blue Grey (#1F3B4D) and Tiber (#184343).

The recipe behind #163A4B is rgb(22, 58, 75), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #163A4B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#163A4B color variations

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#163A4B 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 #163A4B

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

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#163A4B
  • RGB22, 58, 75
  • CMYK21, 7, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(22, 58, 75)
  • HSL199°, 55%, 19%
  • HSL Precise199.245°, 54.639%, 19.02%
  • HSV199°, 71%, 29%
  • HSB199°, 71%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.227, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.227, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.227, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID163A4B
  • DECIMAL ID1456715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01