What color is #163012?

#163012 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163012?

The RGB value is 22, 48, 18: 22 red, 48 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163012?

The complementary color is #2C1230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163012 color

#163012 rgb(22, 48, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #163012 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18.8% green and 7.1% blue (22, 48, 18).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#163012 color codes

HEX	`#163012`
RGB	`rgb(22, 48, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.12, -17.44, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.12, 23.69, 137.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.497, 2.328, 0.943)`
Decimal	`1454098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163012, 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 #163012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #163012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163012; }
.text { color: #163012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 48 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163012, #12301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163012?: #163012 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163012?: The RGB value is 22, 48, 18: 22 red, 48 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163012?: The complementary color is #2C1230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.