HEX Color #163A42 (Darkslategray)

About #163A42

The precise color #163A42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 58 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 12% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 190.9° hue, 50.0% saturation, and 17.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#163A42

RGB22, 58, 66

HSL190.9°, 50.0%, 17.3%

CMYK67%, 12%, 0%, 74%

HSV190.9°, 66.7%, 25.9%

LAB22.3, -10.0, -8.8

XYZ2.8, 3.6, 5.7

Decimal1456706

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#163A42 #411E16

Analogous

#164134 #162341

Triadic

#411639 #394116

Tetradic

#341641 #411E16 #234116

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#163A42

#2F4F57

#49656C

#637B81

#7D9196

#97A7AB

#B1BDC0

#CBD3D5

#E5E9EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#163A42

#13333A

#112D33

#0E262C

#0C2024

#09191D

#071316

#040C0E

#020607

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.22:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.72:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.46:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #163A42; }

.text-color { color: #163A42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #163A42; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F