What color is #163B39?

#163B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #163B39?

The RGB value is 22, 59, 57: 22 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163B39?

The complementary color is #3B1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163B39 color

#163B39 rgb(22, 59, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #163B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (22, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#163B39 color codes

HEX	`#163B39`
RGB	`rgb(22, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 63%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.28, -13.71, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.28, 13.98, 191.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.633, 3.594, 4.425)`
Decimal	`1456953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163B39, 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 #163B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #163B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163b39; }
.text { color: #163b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163b39, #162a3b); }

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Questions

What color is #163B39?: #163B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #163B39?: The RGB value is 22, 59, 57: 22 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163B39?: The complementary color is #3B1618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.