What color is #16433F?

#16433F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16433F?

The RGB value is 22, 67, 63: 22 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16433F?

The complementary color is #43161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16433F color

#16433F rgb(22, 67, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #16433F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (22, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 51% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#16433F color codes

HEX	`#16433F`
RGB	`rgb(22, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 51%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 67%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, -16.38, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 16.52, 187.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.235, 4.543, 5.408)`
Decimal	`1459007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16433F, 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 #16433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #16433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16433f; }
.text { color: #16433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16433f, #163143); }

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Questions

What color is #16433F?: #16433F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16433F?: The RGB value is 22, 67, 63: 22 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16433F?: The complementary color is #43161A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.