What color is #164C32?

#164C32 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 #164C32?

The RGB value is 22, 76, 50: 22 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164C32?

The complementary color is #4C1630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164C32 color

#164C32 rgb(22, 76, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #164C32 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 29.8% green and 19.6% blue (22, 76, 50).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 55% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#164C32 color codes

HEX	`#164C32`
RGB	`rgb(22, 76, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 29.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 55%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 71%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 34%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -24.74, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 26.84, 157.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.491, 5.569, 3.908)`
Decimal	`1461298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164C32, 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 #164C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #164C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164c32; }
.text { color: #164c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 76 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164c32, #164b4c); }

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Questions

What color is #164C32?: #164C32 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 #164C32?: The RGB value is 22, 76, 50: 22 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164C32?: The complementary color is #4C1630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.