#163333

A very dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #163333

At its core, #163333 is a very dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 51 green, and 51 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 80% black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 39.7% saturation, and 14.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#163333
RGB22, 51, 51
HSL180.0°, 39.7%, 14.3%
CMYK57%, 0%, 0%, 80%
HSV180.0°, 56.9%, 20.0%
LAB19.1, -10.8, -3.4
XYZ2.1, 2.8, 3.6
Decimal1454899

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #163333; }
.text-color { color: #163333; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #163333; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F