What color is #164920?

#164920 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164920?

The RGB value is 22, 73, 32: 22 red, 73 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164920?

The complementary color is #49163F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164920 color

#164920 rgb(22, 73, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #164920 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 28.6% green and 12.5% blue (22, 73, 32).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#164920 color codes

HEX	`#164920`
RGB	`rgb(22, 73, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 28.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 70%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 56%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, -27.13, 19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 33.44, 144.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.974, 5.04, 2.182)`
Decimal	`1460512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164920, 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 #164920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #164920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164920; }
.text { color: #164920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 73 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164920, #164939); }

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Questions

What color is #164920?: #164920 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164920?: The RGB value is 22, 73, 32: 22 red, 73 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164920?: The complementary color is #49163F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.