What color is #163732?

#163732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163732?

The RGB value is 22, 55, 50: 22 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163732?

The complementary color is #37161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163732 color

#163732 rgb(22, 55, 50)

Shades of teal

The hex color #163732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 21.6% green and 19.6% blue (22, 55, 50).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#163732 color codes

HEX	`#163732`
RGB	`rgb(22, 55, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 21.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.57, -13.58, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.57, 13.59, 182.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.273, 3.133, 3.502)`
Decimal	`1455922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163732, 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 #163732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #163732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163732; }
.text { color: #163732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 55 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163732, #162c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #163732?: #163732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163732?: The RGB value is 22, 55, 50: 22 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163732?: The complementary color is #37161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.