What color is #16342F?

#16342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16342F?

The RGB value is 22, 52, 47: 22 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16342F?

The complementary color is #34161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16342F color

#16342F rgb(22, 52, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #16342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (22, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#16342F color codes

HEX	`#16342F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.36, -12.73, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.36, 12.73, 181.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.072, 2.832, 3.126)`
Decimal	`1455151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16342F, 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 #16342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #16342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16342f; }
.text { color: #16342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16342f, #162a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #16342F?: #16342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16342F?: The RGB value is 22, 52, 47: 22 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16342F?: The complementary color is #34161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.