What color is #162F1F?

#162F1F 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 #162F1F?

The RGB value is 22, 47, 31: 22 red, 47 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162F1F?

The complementary color is #2F1626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162F1F color

#162F1F rgb(22, 47, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #162F1F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18.4% green and 12.2% blue (22, 47, 31).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#162F1F color codes

HEX	`#162F1F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 47, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 53%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 34%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17, -14.24, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17, 16.02, 152.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.595, 2.302, 1.656)`
Decimal	`1453855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162F1F, 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 #162F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #162F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162f1f; }
.text { color: #162f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 47 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162f1f, #162f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #162F1F?: #162F1F 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 #162F1F?: The RGB value is 22, 47, 31: 22 red, 47 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162F1F?: The complementary color is #2F1626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.