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#162201 Color

#162201 is rgb(22, 34, 1) in RGB, hsl(82, 94%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 97%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), visibly different at ΔE 13.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#162201
HEX#162201
RGBrgb(22, 34, 1)
HSLhsl(82, 94%, 7%)
HSVhsv(82, 97%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 97%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(23.2% 0.058 126.9)
LABlab(11.46% -10.43 16.21)
LCHlch(11.46% 19.28 122.76)

What #162201 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 #162201, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#162201 Channel Values

How #162201 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 34 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 94% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 97% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.62:1 vs white · 1.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #162201 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 text16.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #162201 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #162201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #162201; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #162201

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #162201.

How #162201 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#162201
Protanopia#202001
Protanomaly#1D2101
Deuteranopia#1F1F02
Deuteranomaly#1B2001
Tritanopia#191F1F
Tritanomaly#182017
Achromatopsia#1E1E1E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #162201 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-162201: #162201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #162201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-162201': '#162201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.133, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_162201">#162201</color>
SVG fillfill="#162201"

More Green Colors

#162201 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#162201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #162201?

#162201 is a darkest green — rgb(22, 34, 1) in RGB and hsl(82, 94%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.83.

What is the RGB value of #162201?

#162201 is rgb(22, 34, 1) — red 22, green 34, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #162201?

#162201 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 97%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #162201 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #162201 scores 16.62:1 against white and 1.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #162201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #162201 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 22.43, which is visibly different.

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