What color is #16321A?

#16321A 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 #16321A?

The RGB value is 22, 50, 26: 22 red, 50 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16321A?

The complementary color is #32162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16321A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16321A color

#16321A rgb(22, 50, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #16321A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 19.6% green and 10.2% blue (22, 50, 26).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 80% 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 13.95:1).

#16321A color codes

HEX	`#16321A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 50, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 19.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 48%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, -17.04, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 20.89, 144.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.658, 2.526, 1.377)`
Decimal	`1454618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16321A, 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 #16321A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16321A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #16321A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16321a; }
.text { color: #16321a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16321a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 50 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16321a, #163228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16321A?: #16321A 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 #16321A?: The RGB value is 22, 50, 26: 22 red, 50 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16321A?: The complementary color is #32162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16321A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.