#16243A
A very dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Black.
About #16243A
Visually, #16243A is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 36, and 58.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 38% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 216.7° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#16243A
RGB22, 36, 58
HSL216.7°, 45.0%, 15.7%
CMYK62%, 38%, 0%, 77%
HSV216.7°, 62.1%, 22.7%
LAB14.0, 1.9, -16.0
XYZ1.7, 1.7, 4.2
Decimal1451066
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
15.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.15:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16243A;
}
.text-color {
color: #16243A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16243A;
}