What color is #166D29?

#166D29 is a dark, moderate green known as Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Enchanted Glen?

The RGB value is 22, 109, 41: 22 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Enchanted Glen?

The complementary color is #6D165A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #166D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Enchanted Glen color: hex code #166D29

#166D29 rgb(22, 109, 41)

Shades of green

Enchanted Glen has the hex code #166D29. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 42.7% green and 16.1% blue (22, 109, 41).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 66% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

Enchanted Glen (#166D29) color codes

HEX	`#166D29`
RGB	`rgb(22, 109, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 42.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 66%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 80%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 62%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, -40.23, 30.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 50.43, 142.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.199, 11.267, 3.945)`
Decimal	`1469737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Enchanted Glen, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #166D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#166D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #166D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #166d29; }
.text { color: #166d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #166d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 109 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #166d29, #166d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #166D29 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #166D29?: #166D29 is a dark, moderate green known as Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Enchanted Glen?: The RGB value is 22, 109, 41: 22 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Enchanted Glen?: The complementary color is #6D165A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #166D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.