Information about #161E3B color

#161E3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#161E3B falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 30, 59) — 8.6% red, 11.8% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 11 / 0 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #161E3B reads as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Nite Life (#1D2134). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Navy Blue Bellflower (#191F45) and Surfs Up (#1F2142).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 30, 59) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #161E3B: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:77) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #161E3B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#161E3B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#161E3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#161E3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#11182F

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#080C17

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Black

#000000

#161E3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#363F60

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Grey

#808080

#161E3B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#162D3B

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#161E3B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#3C3316
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#161E3B
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#313C16
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#3C2116
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#16313C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#161E3B
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#3C161E
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#1E3C16
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#33163C
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#3C3316
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#1E3C16
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3C1631
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#3C3316
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#163C21
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Nearest named colors to #161E3B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Navy Blue Bellflower color link
Navy Blue Bellflower

#191F45

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Midnight Express color link
Midnight Express

#21263A

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Elderberry color link
Elderberry

#17182B

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

#161E3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161E3B
  • RGB22, 30, 59
  • CMYK15, 11, 0, 77
  • HSL227°, 46%, 16%
  • HSL Precise227.027°, 45.679%, 15.882%
  • HSV227°, 63%, 23%
  • HSB227°, 63%, 23%
  • HEX ID161E3B
  • DECIMAL ID1449531
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
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