What color is #16332A?

#16332A 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 #16332A?

The RGB value is 22, 51, 42: 22 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16332A?

The complementary color is #33161F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16332A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16332A color

#16332A rgb(22, 51, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #16332A is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20% green and 16.5% blue (22, 51, 42).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#16332A color codes

HEX	`#16332A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 51, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.82, -13.63, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.82, 13.83, 170.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.932, 2.705, 2.61)`
Decimal	`1454890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16332A, 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 #16332A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16332A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #16332A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16332a; }
.text { color: #16332a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16332a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 51 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16332a, #162e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16332A?: #16332A 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 #16332A?: The RGB value is 22, 51, 42: 22 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16332A?: The complementary color is #33161F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16332A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.