#164950

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #164950

When working with digital screens, the color #164950 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 73 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 72% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 69% black. The HSL representation is 187.2° hue, 56.9% saturation, and 20.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#164950
RGB22, 73, 80
HSL187.2°, 56.9%, 20.0%
CMYK72%, 9%, 0%, 69%
HSV187.2°, 72.5%, 31.4%
LAB28.2, -14.1, -9.1
XYZ4.2, 5.5, 8.4
Decimal1460560

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.10:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #164950; }
.text-color { color: #164950; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #164950; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F