Information about #161E1A color

#161E1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #161E1A is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 30, 26) — 8.6% red, 11.8% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 2 / 88. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned minty spring green, #161E1A leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greenish Black (#1A1D1A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Black (#181A18) and Cyanish Black (#1A1D1D).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 30, 26) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #161E1A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:88) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #161E1A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#161E1A color variations

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#161E1A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #161E1A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161E1A
  • RGB22, 30, 26
  • CMYK3, 0, 2, 88
  • CSSrgb(22, 30, 26)
  • HSL150°, 15%, 10%
  • HSL Precise150°, 15.385%, 10.196%
  • HSV150°, 27%, 12%
  • HSB150°, 27%, 12%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.118, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.118, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.118, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID161E1A
  • DECIMAL ID1449498
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01