What color is #162614?

#162614 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162614?

The RGB value is 22, 38, 20: 22 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162614?

The complementary color is #241426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162614 color

#162614 rgb(22, 38, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #162614 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.9% green and 7.8% blue (22, 38, 20).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#162614 color codes

HEX	`#162614`
RGB	`rgb(22, 38, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.27, -11.39, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.27, 15.06, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.15, 1.607, 0.911)`
Decimal	`1451540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162614, 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 #162614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #162614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162614; }
.text { color: #162614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 38 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162614, #14261b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162614?: #162614 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162614?: The RGB value is 22, 38, 20: 22 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162614?: The complementary color is #241426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.