What color is #16523A?

#16523A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16523A?

The RGB value is 22, 82, 58: 22 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16523A?

The complementary color is #52162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16523A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16523A color

#16523A rgb(22, 82, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #16523A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 32.2% green and 22.7% blue (22, 82, 58).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#16523A color codes

HEX	`#16523A`
RGB	`rgb(22, 82, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 32.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 73%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 29%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.66, -25.62, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.66, 27.04, 161.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.111, 6.51, 5.042)`
Decimal	`1462842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16523A, 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 #16523A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#16523A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #16523A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16523a; }
.text { color: #16523a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16523a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 82 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16523a, #164c52); }

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Questions

What color is #16523A?: #16523A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16523A?: The RGB value is 22, 82, 58: 22 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16523A?: The complementary color is #52162E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16523A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.