What color is #163227?

#163227 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163227?

The RGB value is 22, 50, 39: 22 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163227?

The complementary color is #321621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163227 color

#163227 rgb(22, 50, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #163227 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (22, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#163227 color codes

HEX	`#163227`
RGB	`rgb(22, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.36, -13.89, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.36, 14.39, 164.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.838, 2.598, 2.324)`
Decimal	`1454631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163227, 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 #163227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #163227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163227; }
.text { color: #163227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163227, #162f32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163227?: #163227 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163227?: The RGB value is 22, 50, 39: 22 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163227?: The complementary color is #321621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.