What color is #164445?

#164445 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164445?

The RGB value is 22, 68, 69: 22 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164445?

The complementary color is #451716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164445 color

#164445 rgb(22, 68, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #164445 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 26.7% green and 27.1% blue (22, 68, 69).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#164445 color codes

HEX	`#164445`
RGB	`rgb(22, 68, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 26.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 68%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, -14.98, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 15.87, 199.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.472, 4.734, 6.36)`
Decimal	`1459269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164445, 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 #164445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #164445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164445; }
.text { color: #164445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 68 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164445, #162c45); }

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Questions

What color is #164445?: #164445 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164445?: The RGB value is 22, 68, 69: 22 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164445?: The complementary color is #451716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.