What color is #162615?

#162615 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 #162615?

The RGB value is 22, 38, 21: 22 red, 38 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162615?

The complementary color is #251526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162615?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162615 color

#162615 rgb(22, 38, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #162615 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 14.9% green and 8.2% blue (22, 38, 21).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#162615 color codes

HEX	`#162615`
RGB	`rgb(22, 38, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 14.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 45%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 45%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.3, -11.18, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.3, 14.48, 140.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 1.611, 0.959)`
Decimal	`1451541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162615, 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 #162615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #162615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162615; }
.text { color: #162615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 38 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162615, #15261d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162615?: #162615 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 #162615?: The RGB value is 22, 38, 21: 22 red, 38 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162615?: The complementary color is #251526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162615?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.