What color is #162922?

#162922 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162922?

The RGB value is 22, 41, 34: 22 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162922?

The complementary color is #29161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162922 color

#162922 rgb(22, 41, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #162922 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.1% green and 13.3% blue (22, 41, 34).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#162922 color codes

HEX	`#162922`
RGB	`rgb(22, 41, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 17%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.8, -9.83, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.8, 10.06, 167.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.412, 1.872, 1.8)`
Decimal	`1452322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162922, 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 #162922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #162922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162922; }
.text { color: #162922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 41 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162922, #162729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162922?: #162922 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162922?: The RGB value is 22, 41, 34: 22 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162922?: The complementary color is #29161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.