What color is #163415?

#163415 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 #163415?

The RGB value is 22, 52, 21: 22 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163415?

The complementary color is #331534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163415 color

#163415 rgb(22, 52, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #163415 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20.4% green and 8.2% blue (22, 52, 21).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#163415 color codes

HEX	`#163415`
RGB	`rgb(22, 52, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 60%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.72, -19.03, 16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.72, 24.95, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.694, 2.681, 1.137)`
Decimal	`1455125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163415, 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 #163415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #163415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163415; }
.text { color: #163415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 52 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163415, #153424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163415?: #163415 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 #163415?: The RGB value is 22, 52, 21: 22 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163415?: The complementary color is #331534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.