What color is #16351B?

#16351B 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 #16351B?

The RGB value is 22, 53, 27: 22 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16351B?

The complementary color is #351630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16351B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16351B color

#16351B rgb(22, 53, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #16351B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20.8% green and 10.6% blue (22, 53, 27).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#16351B color codes

HEX	`#16351B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 53, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 49%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.21, -18.44, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.21, 22.53, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.802, 2.796, 1.481)`
Decimal	`1455387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16351B, 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 #16351B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16351B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #16351B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16351b; }
.text { color: #16351b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16351b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 53 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16351b, #16352a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16351B?: #16351B 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 #16351B?: The RGB value is 22, 53, 27: 22 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16351B?: The complementary color is #351630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16351B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.