What color is #16310B?

#16310B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16310B?

The RGB value is 22, 49, 11: 22 red, 49 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16310B?

The complementary color is #260B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16310B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16310B color

#16310B rgb(22, 49, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #16310B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 19.2% green and 4.3% blue (22, 49, 11).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 63% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% 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 14.21:1).

#16310B color codes

HEX	`#16310B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 49, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 19.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 63%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 78%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 78%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.42, -18.93, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.42, 27.55, 133.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.49, 2.391, 0.7)`
Decimal	`1454347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16310B, 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 #16310B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16310B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #16310B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16310b; }
.text { color: #16310b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16310b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 49 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16310b, #0b3113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16310B?: #16310B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16310B?: The RGB value is 22, 49, 11: 22 red, 49 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16310B?: The complementary color is #260B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16310B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.