What color is #16362B?

#16362B 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 #16362B?

The RGB value is 22, 54, 43: 22 red, 54 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16362B?

The complementary color is #361621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16362B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16362B color

#16362B rgb(22, 54, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #16362B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 21.2% green and 16.9% blue (22, 54, 43).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 42% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#16362B color codes

HEX	`#16362B`
RGB	`rgb(22, 54, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 21.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 42%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 59%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 20%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, -15.08, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 15.45, 167.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.086, 2.983, 2.751)`
Decimal	`1455659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16362B, 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 #16362B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16362B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #16362B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16362b; }
.text { color: #16362b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16362b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 54 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16362b, #163136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #16362B?: #16362B 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 #16362B?: The RGB value is 22, 54, 43: 22 red, 54 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16362B?: The complementary color is #361621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16362B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.