What color is #162300?

#162300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162300?

The RGB value is 22, 35, 0: 22 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162300?

The complementary color is #0D0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162300 color

#162300 rgb(22, 35, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #162300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (22, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#162300 color codes

HEX	`#162300`
RGB	`rgb(22, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, -12.7, 17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 21.39, 126.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.932, 1.373, 0.216)`
Decimal	`1450752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162300, 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 #162300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #162300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162300; }
.text { color: #162300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162300, #052300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162300?: #162300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162300?: The RGB value is 22, 35, 0: 22 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162300?: The complementary color is #0D0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.