What color is #163513?

#163513 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 #163513?

The RGB value is 22, 53, 19: 22 red, 53 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163513?

The complementary color is #321335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163513 color

#163513 rgb(22, 53, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #163513 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20.8% green and 7.5% blue (22, 53, 19).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 47% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#163513 color codes

HEX	`#163513`
RGB	`rgb(22, 53, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 47%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 64%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 64%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.07, -19.86, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.07, 26.66, 138.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.721, 2.764, 1.059)`
Decimal	`1455379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163513, 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 #163513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #163513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163513; }
.text { color: #163513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 53 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163513, #133521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #163513?: #163513 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 #163513?: The RGB value is 22, 53, 19: 22 red, 53 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163513?: The complementary color is #321335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.