What color is #162A17?

#162A17 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 #162A17?

The RGB value is 22, 42, 23: 22 red, 42 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162A17?

The complementary color is #2A1629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162A17 color

#162A17 rgb(22, 42, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #162A17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.5% green and 9% blue (22, 42, 23).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 31% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#162A17 color codes

HEX	`#162A17`
RGB	`rgb(22, 42, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 31%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 48%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 45%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.89, -13.16, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.89, 16.5, 142.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.313, 1.888, 1.106)`
Decimal	`1452567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162A17, 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 #162A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #162A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162a17; }
.text { color: #162a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 42 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162a17, #162a21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162A17?: #162A17 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 #162A17?: The RGB value is 22, 42, 23: 22 red, 42 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162A17?: The complementary color is #2A1629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.