#161D3A

A very dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Black.

About #161D3A

When working with digital screens, the color #161D3A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 29, and 58.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 62% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow, and 77% black. The HSL representation is 228.3° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#161D3A
RGB22, 29, 58
HSL228.3°, 45.0%, 15.7%
CMYK62%, 50%, 0%, 77%
HSV228.3°, 62.1%, 22.7%
LAB11.7, 7.2, -19.8
XYZ1.5, 1.4, 4.2
Decimal1449274

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #161D3A; }
.text-color { color: #161D3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #161D3A; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000