What color is #164347?

#164347 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164347?

The RGB value is 22, 67, 71: 22 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164347?

The complementary color is #471A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164347 color

#164347 rgb(22, 67, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #164347 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (22, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#164347 color codes

HEX	`#164347`
RGB	`rgb(22, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.68, -13.72, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.68, 15.39, 206.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.475, 4.639, 6.672)`
Decimal	`1459015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164347, 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 #164347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #164347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164347; }
.text { color: #164347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164347, #162a47); }

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Questions

What color is #164347?: #164347 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164347?: The RGB value is 22, 67, 71: 22 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164347?: The complementary color is #471A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.