What color is #163019?

#163019 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 #163019?

The RGB value is 22, 48, 25: 22 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163019?

The complementary color is #30162D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163019 color

#163019 rgb(22, 48, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #163019 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 18.8% green and 9.8% blue (22, 48, 25).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#163019 color codes

HEX	`#163019`
RGB	`rgb(22, 48, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 18.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 54%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 48%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, -16.15, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 19.95, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 2.355, 1.292)`
Decimal	`1454105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163019, 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 #163019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #163019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163019; }
.text { color: #163019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 48 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163019, #163026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163019?: #163019 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 #163019?: The RGB value is 22, 48, 25: 22 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163019?: The complementary color is #30162D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.