What color is #162B09?

#162B09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162B09?

The RGB value is 22, 43, 9: 22 red, 43 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162B09?

The complementary color is #1E092B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162B09 color

#162B09 rgb(22, 43, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #162B09 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.9% green and 3.5% blue (22, 43, 9).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 65% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#162B09 color codes

HEX	`#162B09`
RGB	`rgb(22, 43, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 65%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 79%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 79%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.05, -16.01, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.05, 24.01, 131.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.244, 1.918, 0.563)`
Decimal	`1452809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162B09, 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 #162B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #162B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162b09; }
.text { color: #162b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 43 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162b09, #092b0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162B09?: #162B09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162B09?: The RGB value is 22, 43, 9: 22 red, 43 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162B09?: The complementary color is #1E092B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.