Information about #163746 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#163746 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Billabong (#173141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barometer (#11394C) and Regatta (#192C49).
The recipe behind #163746 is rgb(22, 55, 70), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #163746: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #163746 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#163746 color variations
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#163746 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#163746 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#163746 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#163746 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#163746 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #163746 color
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Nearest named colors to #163746
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#173141
#11394C
#192C49
#1F3B4D
#1D393C
#184343
#122B4A
#222F44
#243442
#0C2C47
#243640
#1B294B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#163746
- RGB22, 55, 70
- CMYK19, 6, 0, 73
- CSSrgb(22, 55, 70)
- HSL199°, 52%, 18%
- HSL Precise198.75°, 52.174%, 18.039%
- HSV199°, 69%, 27%
- HSB199°, 69%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
- GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.216, 0.275)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.216, 0.275, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.216, 0.275)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID163746
- DECIMAL ID1455942
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
