What color is #16332E?

#16332E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16332E?

The RGB value is 22, 51, 46: 22 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16332E?

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

Is black or white text better on #16332E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16332E color

#16332E rgb(22, 51, 46)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20% green and 18% blue (22, 51, 46).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#16332E color codes

HEX	`#16332E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 51, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, -12.44, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 12.44, 180.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.008, 2.735, 3.006)`
Decimal	`1454894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16332E, 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 #16332E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16332E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #16332E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16332e; }
.text { color: #16332e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16332e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 51 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16332e, #162a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #16332E?: #16332E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16332E?: The RGB value is 22, 51, 46: 22 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16332E?: The complementary color is #33161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16332E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.