#16202A

Accessibility

AAA

16.48:1

Vs white / black

16.48:1 · 1.27:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#16202a

RGB

rgb(22, 32, 42)

RGBA

rgba(22, 32, 42, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 31%, 13%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 31%, 13%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 48%, 16%)

LAB

lab(11.76% -1.16 -8.12)

LCH

lch(11.76% 8.2 261.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2388 -0.0087 -0.0224)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2388 0.024 248.77)

XYZ

xyz(1.27, 1.37, 2.39)

CMYK

cmyk(48%, 24%, 0%, 84%)

CSS

color: #16202a;

CSS variable

--color-16202a: #16202a;

SCSS

$color-16202a: #16202a;

JavaScript

const color = "#16202a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#16202a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#16202a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#16202a", "rgb": { "r": 22, "g": 32, "b": 42 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.2388 0.024 248.77)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#16202a-1: #16202a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.71 · #1F2937

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 9.96 · #000000

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-900

Very different · ΔE 6.48 · #263238

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.25 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ebf7ff 100dee9f5 200cad6e1 300b4bfcb 40096a3b0 5007b8894 60067717c 700515b64 8003c454e 900273039 950131b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ececed d8dadc c5c7ca b1b5b8 9ea2a6 8b9095 777d83 646a71 50585f 3d454e 29333c 16202a 141d27 121b23 111820 0f151c 0d1318 0b1015 090d12 070b0e 06080b 040507 020304

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ececed d8dadc c5c7ca b1b5b8 9ea2a6 8b9095 777d83 646a71 50585f 3d454e 29333c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

141d27 121b23 111820 0f151c 0d1318 0b1015 090d12 070b0e 06080b 040507 020304

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

1f2831 283038 313840 394047 42484e 4b5055 54585c 5d6063 66686b 6e7072 777879

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#16202AStop 1 #2B2117Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#172B2BStop 1 #16202AStop 2 #17172BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#16202AStop 1 #2B1721Stop 2 #212B17Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#16202AStop 1 #2B1717Stop 2 #2B2B17Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#233343Stop 1 #3E5975Stop 2 #5880A7Stop 3 #8AA6C1Stop 4 #BCCCDCStop 5

Using this color

Where #16202a works

#16202A (#16202a) sits in the blue family at about 210° hue, 31% saturation, and 13% lightness. Contrast is 16.48:1 on white and 1.27:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #16202a is 1.27:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind gray 800#1F2937 Bootstrap dark#212529 Tailwind gray 900#111827 Tailwind slate 800#1E293B Tailwind zinc 900#18181B Material You On Surface#1C1B1F Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Material Blue Grey 900#263238 Tailwind gray 950#030712 Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind slate 900#0F172A Tailwind neutral 800#262626