What color is #162211?

#162211 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162211?

The RGB value is 22, 34, 17: 22 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162211?

The complementary color is #1D1122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162211 color

#162211 rgb(22, 34, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #162211 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.3% green and 6.7% blue (22, 34, 17).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#162211 color codes

HEX	`#162211`
RGB	`rgb(22, 34, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.66, -9.49, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.66, 13.45, 134.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.004, 1.355, 0.739)`
Decimal	`1450513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162211, 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 #162211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #162211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162211; }
.text { color: #162211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 34 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162211, #112215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162211?: #162211 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162211?: The RGB value is 22, 34, 17: 22 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162211?: The complementary color is #1D1122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.