What color is #16820D?

#16820D is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lucky Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16820D?

The RGB value is 22, 130, 13: 22 red, 130 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16820D?

The complementary color is #790D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16820D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16820D color

#16820D rgb(22, 130, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #16820D is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 51% green and 5.1% blue (22, 130, 13).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 82% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Clover (#008400), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#16820D color codes

HEX	`#16820D`
RGB	`rgb(22, 130, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 51%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 82%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 90%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 90%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, -49.78, 48.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 69.25, 135.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.386, 16.164, 3.059)`
Decimal	`1475085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16820D, 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 #16820D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#16820D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #16820D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16820d; }
.text { color: #16820d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16820d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 130 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16820d, #0d823e); }

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Questions

What color is #16820D?: #16820D is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lucky Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16820D?: The RGB value is 22, 130, 13: 22 red, 130 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16820D?: The complementary color is #790D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16820D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.