Information about #16749C color

#16749C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16749C falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 116, 156) — 8.6% red, 45.5% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 53 / 16 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #16749C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tripster Blue (#2070A0) and Nice Blue (#107AB0).

The recipe behind #16749C is rgb(22, 116, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #16749C: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #16749C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#16749C color variations

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

#16749C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#16749C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#16749C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#16749C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#16749C 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
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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
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#9C8116
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #16749C

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

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Metallic Seaweed color link
Metallic Seaweed

#0A7E8C

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

#16749C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16749C
  • RGB22, 116, 156
  • CMYK53, 16, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(22, 116, 156)
  • HSL198°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise197.91°, 75.281%, 34.902%
  • HSV198°, 86%, 61%
  • HSB198°, 86%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.455, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.455, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.455, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID16749C
  • DECIMAL ID1471644
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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