What color is #162F2D?

#162F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #162F2D?

The RGB value is 22, 47, 45: 22 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #162F2D?

The complementary color is #2F1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #162F2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#162F2D color

#162F2D rgb(22, 47, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #162F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18.4% green and 17.6% blue (22, 47, 45).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#162F2D color codes

HEX	`#162F2D`
RGB	`rgb(22, 47, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 53%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 4%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.43, -10.3, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.43, 10.44, 189.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.821, 2.393, 2.848)`
Decimal	`1453869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #162F2D, 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 #162F2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#162F2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #162F2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #162f2d; }
.text { color: #162f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162f2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 47 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #162f2d, #16242f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #162F2D?: #162F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #162F2D?: The RGB value is 22, 47, 45: 22 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #162F2D?: The complementary color is #2F1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #162F2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.