What color is #163C38?

#163C38 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 #163C38?

The RGB value is 22, 60, 56: 22 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #163C38?

The complementary color is #3C161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #163C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#163C38 color

#163C38 rgb(22, 60, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #163C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 23.5% green and 22% blue (22, 60, 56).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#163C38 color codes

HEX	`#163C38`
RGB	`rgb(22, 60, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 23.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, -14.62, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 14.7, 186.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.66, 3.688, 4.312)`
Decimal	`1457208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #163C38, 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 #163C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#163C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #163C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #163c38; }
.text { color: #163c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #163c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 60 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #163c38, #162d3c); }

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Questions

What color is #163C38?: #163C38 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 #163C38?: The RGB value is 22, 60, 56: 22 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #163C38?: The complementary color is #3C161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #163C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.