What color is #163721?

#163721 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163721?

The RGB value is 22, 55, 33: 22 red, 55 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163721?

The complementary color is #37162C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163721?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163721 color

#163721 rgb(22, 55, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #163721 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 21.6% green and 12.9% blue (22, 55, 33).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#163721 color codes

HEX	`#163721`
RGB	`rgb(22, 55, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 21.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.09, -18.2, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.09, 20.87, 150.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.971, 3.013, 1.916)`
Decimal	`1455905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163721, 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 #163721	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163721 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #163721 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163721; }
.text { color: #163721; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163721; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 55 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163721, #163732); }

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Questions

What color is #163721?: #163721 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163721?: The RGB value is 22, 55, 33: 22 red, 55 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163721?: The complementary color is #37162C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163721?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.