All About Color #162C2C

#162C2C

About #162C2C

#162C2C is a very dark cyan color with the hex code #162C2C. In RGB it is red 22, green 44, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 33%, lightness 13%; in CMYK it is 50%, 0%, 0%, 83%. Its contrast ratio is 14.68:1 on white and 1.43:1 on black.

#162C2C Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 2C, 2C
CMYK50.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 82.75%
RGB Decimal22, 44, 44
HSL180°, 33%, 13%
RGB Octal26, 54, 54
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 50.00%, 17.25%
RGB Binary10110, 101100, 101100
CIE-L*AB16.27, -8.71, -2.75
RGB Percent8.63%, 17.25%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH16.27, 9.13, 197.50
XYZ1.69, 2.15, 2.71
CIE-L*UV16.27, -7.98, -1.72
xyY0.26, 0.33, 2.15
Hunter-Lab14.68, -5.17, -0.67
RYB8.63%, 12.94%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#162C2C on a dark background: contrast 1.43:1, fails WCAG AA.
#162C2C on a light background: contrast 14.68:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #162C2C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #162C2C. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#162C2C · #356969 · #091111 · #2C1616 · #693535

Analogous palette

#162C16 · #162C21 · #162C2C · #16212C · #16162C

Triadic palette

#162C2C · #2C162C · #2C2C16 · #356969 · #693569

Tetradic palette

#162C2C · #21162C · #2C1616 · #212C16 · #091111

Monochromatic palette

#091111 · #091111 · #162C2C · #305F5F · #499292

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