Information about #162628 color

#162628 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#162628 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 38, 40) — 8.6% red, 14.9% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 1 / 0 / 84. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #162628 reads as a softly balanced cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bledisloe (#19282B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sentry (#1C2728) and Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(22, 38, 40)), which gives #162628 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #162628: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #162628 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#162628 color variations

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

#162628 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #162628

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

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Kermadec color link
Kermadec

#1D2C2A

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Coarse Wool color link
Coarse Wool

#181B26

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#162628
  • RGB22, 38, 40
  • CMYK7, 1, 0, 84
  • CSSrgb(22, 38, 40)
  • HSL187°, 29%, 12%
  • HSL Precise186.667°, 29.032%, 12.157%
  • HSV187°, 45%, 16%
  • HSB187°, 45%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.149, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.149, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.149, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID162628
  • DECIMAL ID1451560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01