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Nato Blue

#162F3E

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.90:1AAA

Black text

1.42:1Fails

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About Nato Blue

Nato Blue (#162F3E) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 22, 47, 62 and its HSL value is 203°, 48%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nato Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#162F3E · #3E2516

Analogous

#163E39 · #162F3E · #161B3E

Triadic

#162F3E · #3E162F · #2F3E16

Split complementary

#162F3E · #3E161B · #3E3916

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