What color is #162812?

#162812 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162812?

The RGB value is 22, 40, 18: 22 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162812?

The complementary color is #241228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162812 color

#162812 rgb(22, 40, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #162812 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 15.7% green and 7.1% blue (22, 40, 18).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#162812 color codes

HEX	`#162812`
RGB	`rgb(22, 40, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 15.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 55%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.01, -12.97, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.01, 17.74, 137)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.199, 1.732, 0.843)`
Decimal	`1452050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162812, 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 #162812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #162812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162812; }
.text { color: #162812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 40 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162812, #122819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162812?: #162812 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162812?: The RGB value is 22, 40, 18: 22 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162812?: The complementary color is #241228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.