What color is #162B21?

#162B21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162B21?

The RGB value is 22, 43, 33: 22 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162B21?

The complementary color is #2B1620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162B21 color

#162B21 rgb(22, 43, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #162B21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 16.9% green and 12.9% blue (22, 43, 33).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#162B21 color codes

HEX	`#162B21`
RGB	`rgb(22, 43, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 16.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 49%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 23%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.53, -11.35, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.53, 12, 161.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.469, 2.008, 1.749)`
Decimal	`1452833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162B21, 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 #162B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #162B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162b21; }
.text { color: #162b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 43 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162b21, #162a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #162B21?: #162B21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162B21?: The RGB value is 22, 43, 33: 22 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162B21?: The complementary color is #2B1620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.