What color is #16352B?

#16352B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16352B?

The RGB value is 22, 53, 43: 22 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16352B?

The complementary color is #351620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16352B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16352B color

#16352B rgb(22, 53, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #16352B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 20.8% green and 16.9% blue (22, 53, 43).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#16352B color codes

HEX	`#16352B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 53, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 20.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, -14.51, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 14.78, 169.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.04, 2.891, 2.736)`
Decimal	`1455403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16352B, 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 #16352B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16352B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #16352B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16352b; }
.text { color: #16352b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16352b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 53 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16352b, #163035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16352B?: #16352B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16352B?: The RGB value is 22, 53, 43: 22 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16352B?: The complementary color is #351620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16352B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.