What color is #162A28?

#162A28 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 #162A28?

The RGB value is 22, 42, 40: 22 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162A28?

The complementary color is #2A1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162A28 color

#162A28 rgb(22, 42, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #162A28 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (22, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 31% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#162A28 color codes

HEX	`#162A28`
RGB	`rgb(22, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 31%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 48%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.38, -8.69, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.38, 8.78, 188.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.542, 1.98, 2.308)`
Decimal	`1452584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162A28, 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 #162A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #162A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162a28; }
.text { color: #162a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162a28, #16222a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162A28?: #162A28 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 #162A28?: The RGB value is 22, 42, 40: 22 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162A28?: The complementary color is #2A1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.