What color is #16413E?

#16413E 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 #16413E?

The RGB value is 22, 65, 62: 22 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16413E?

The complementary color is #411619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16413E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16413E color

#16413E rgb(22, 65, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #16413E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 25.5% green and 24.3% blue (22, 65, 62).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#16413E color codes

HEX	`#16413E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 65, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 25.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, -15.57, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 15.78, 189.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.09, 4.299, 5.223)`
Decimal	`1458494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16413E, 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 #16413E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16413E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #16413E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16413e; }
.text { color: #16413e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16413e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 65 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16413e, #162e41); }

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Questions

What color is #16413E?: #16413E 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 #16413E?: The RGB value is 22, 65, 62: 22 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16413E?: The complementary color is #411619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16413E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.