What color is #16463E?

#16463E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16463E?

The RGB value is 22, 70, 62: 22 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16463E?

The complementary color is #46161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16463E color

#16463E rgb(22, 70, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #16463E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (22, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#16463E color codes

HEX	`#16463E`
RGB	`rgb(22, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, -18.36, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 18.36, 179.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.39, 4.898, 5.323)`
Decimal	`1459774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16463E, 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 #16463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #16463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16463e; }
.text { color: #16463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16463e, #163646); }

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Questions

What color is #16463E?: #16463E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16463E?: The RGB value is 22, 70, 62: 22 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16463E?: The complementary color is #46161E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.