What color is #162415?

#162415 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162415?

The RGB value is 22, 36, 21: 22 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162415?

The complementary color is #231524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162415 color

#162415 rgb(22, 36, 21)

Shades of gray

The hex color #162415 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.1% green and 8.2% blue (22, 36, 21).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#162415 color codes

HEX	`#162415`
RGB	`rgb(22, 36, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 42%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 42%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, -9.94, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 12.86, 140.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.097, 1.486, 0.938)`
Decimal	`1451029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162415, 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 #162415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #162415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162415; }
.text { color: #162415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 36 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162415, #15241b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162415?: #162415 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162415?: The RGB value is 22, 36, 21: 22 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162415?: The complementary color is #231524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.