#162009 Color

#162009 is rgb(22, 32, 9) in RGB, hsl(86, 56%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), visibly different at ΔE 12.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#162009

HEX#162009

RGBrgb(22, 32, 9)

HSLhsl(86, 56%, 8%)

HSVhsv(86, 72%, 13%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(22.7% 0.043 128.8)

LABlab(10.78% -8.43 12.05)

LCHlch(10.78% 14.70 124.97)

What #162009 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #162009, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 12.23 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 13.09 Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 14.12 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 14.74 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 14.78 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#162009 Channel Values

How #162009 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 32 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 86° · S 56% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 86° · S 72% · V 13%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 87%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.87:1 vs white · 1.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #162009 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #162009

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #162009; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #162009

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#131C08

#101807

#0E1406

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #162009.

How #162009 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#162009

Protanopia#1F1F09

Protanomaly#1B1F09

Deuteranopia#1D1D0A

Deuteranomaly#1A1E09

Tritanopia#191E1E

Tritanomaly#181F18

Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

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Using #162009 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-162009: #162009;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #162009;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-162009': '#162009' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.125, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_162009">#162009</color>

SVG fillfill="#162009"

More Green Colors

#162009 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#162009 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #162009?

#162009 is a darkest green — rgb(22, 32, 9) in RGB and hsl(86, 56%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.23.

What is the RGB value of #162009?

#162009 is rgb(22, 32, 9) — red 22, green 32, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #162009?

#162009 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #162009 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #162009 scores 16.87:1 against white and 1.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #162009 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #162009 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 18.23, which is visibly different.

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