What color is #163119?

#163119 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 #163119?

The RGB value is 22, 49, 25: 22 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163119?

The complementary color is #31162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163119 color

#163119 rgb(22, 49, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #163119 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 19.2% green and 9.8% blue (22, 49, 25).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 38% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#163119 color codes

HEX	`#163119`
RGB	`rgb(22, 49, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 19.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 38%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 55%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 49%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, -16.7, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 20.69, 143.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.605, 2.437, 1.305)`
Decimal	`1454361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163119, 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 #163119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #163119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163119; }
.text { color: #163119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 49 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163119, #163127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163119?: #163119 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 #163119?: The RGB value is 22, 49, 25: 22 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163119?: The complementary color is #31162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.