What color is #162103?

#162103 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162103?

The RGB value is 22, 33, 3: 22 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162103?

The complementary color is #0E0321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162103 color

#162103 rgb(22, 33, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #162103 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 12.9% green and 1.2% blue (22, 33, 3).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#162103 color codes

HEX	`#162103`
RGB	`rgb(22, 33, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 12.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 91%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.03, -11.06, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.03, 18.61, 126.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.891, 1.265, 0.283)`
Decimal	`1450243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162103, 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 #162103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #162103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162103; }
.text { color: #162103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 33 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162103, #072103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162103?: #162103 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162103?: The RGB value is 22, 33, 3: 22 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162103?: The complementary color is #0E0321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.