#161B36 Color

#161B36 is rgb(22, 27, 54) in RGB, hsl(231, 42%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 50%, 0%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#161B36

HEX#161B36

RGBrgb(22, 27, 54)

HSLhsl(231, 42%, 15%)

HSVhsv(231, 59%, 21%)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 50%, 0%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(23.3% 0.052 273.7)

LABlab(10.47% 4.91 -18.74)

LCHlch(10.47% 19.38 284.68)

What #161B36 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #161B36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 4.84 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 6.96 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 9.59 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 10.44 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 12.56 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 14.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#161B36 Channel Values

How #161B36 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 27 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 231° · S 42% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 231° · S 59% · V 21%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 59% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 79%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.88:1 vs white · 1.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #161B36 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #161B36 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #161B36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #161B36; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #161B36

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #161B36.

How #161B36 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#161B36

Protanopia#1A1A36

Protanomaly#191B36

Deuteranopia#191936

Deuteranomaly#181A36

Tritanopia#0F2020

Tritanomaly#121E2A

Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #161B36 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-161b36: #161B36;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #161B36;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-161b36': '#161B36' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.106, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="color_161b36">#161B36</color>

SVG fillfill="#161B36"

More Blue Colors

#161B36 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#161B36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #161B36?

#161B36 is a darkest blue — rgb(22, 27, 54) in RGB and hsl(231, 42%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #161B36?

#161B36 is rgb(22, 27, 54) — red 22, green 27, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #161B36?

#161B36 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 50%, 0%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #161B36 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #161B36 scores 16.88:1 against white and 1.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #161B36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #161B36 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 22.02, which is visibly different.

Open #161B36 in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.