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#162A33 closest to Oceanic Noir

#162A33 is a very dark gray; the closest named color is Oceanic Noir. In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.5% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(22, 42, 51)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 40% saturation and 14% lightness, and in CMYK it is 57% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. #162A33 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

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Variations of #162A33

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#162A33 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#162A33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #162A33 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #212633
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #252933
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #222933
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #212633
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1E2833
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #082D2D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #122B30
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #272727
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #24282B

#162A33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#162A33 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#162A33 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#162A33 in CSS

/* Oceanic Noir */
.color { color: #162A33; }
.background { background-color: #162A33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #162A33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(22 42 51);
color: hsl(199 40% 14%);
color: oklch(0.272 0.031 228.5);

#162A33 FAQ

What color is #162A33?

#162A33 is a very dark gray. Its closest named color is Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #162A33?

#162A33 is rgb(22, 42, 51) in RGB, hsl(199, 40%, 14%) in HSL and cmyk(57%, 18%, 0%, 80%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #162A33?

The complementary color of #162A33 is #331F16, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #162A33?

White text has the best contrast on #162A33: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #162A33 a warm or cool color?

#162A33 is a neutral color.