What color is #165E28?

#165E28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #165E28?

The RGB value is 22, 94, 40: 22 red, 94 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #165E28?

The complementary color is #5E164C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #165E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#165E28 color

#165E28 rgb(22, 94, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #165E28 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 36.9% green and 15.7% blue (22, 94, 40).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 62% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#165E28 color codes

HEX	`#165E28`
RGB	`rgb(22, 94, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 36.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 62%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 77%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 57%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, -34.62, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 42.45, 144.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.716, 8.329, 3.366)`
Decimal	`1465896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #165E28, 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 #165E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#165E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #165E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #165e28; }
.text { color: #165e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #165e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 94 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #165e28, #165e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #165E28?: #165E28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #165E28?: The RGB value is 22, 94, 40: 22 red, 94 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #165E28?: The complementary color is #5E164C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #165E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.