What color is #164939?

#164939 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164939?

The RGB value is 22, 73, 57: 22 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164939?

The complementary color is #491626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164939 color

#164939 rgb(22, 73, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #164939 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (22, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#164939 color codes

HEX	`#164939`
RGB	`rgb(22, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 70%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.38, -21.42, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.38, 21.92, 167.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.452, 5.231, 4.698)`
Decimal	`1460537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164939, 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 #164939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #164939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164939; }
.text { color: #164939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164939, #163f49); }

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Questions

What color is #164939?: #164939 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164939?: The RGB value is 22, 73, 57: 22 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164939?: The complementary color is #491626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.