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#163735 Color

#163735 is rgb(22, 55, 53) in RGB, hsl(176, 43%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#163735
HEX#163735
RGBrgb(22, 55, 53)
HSLhsl(176, 43%, 15%)
HSVhsv(176, 60%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(31.1% 0.039 190.1)
LABlab(20.57% -13.06 -2.64)
LCHlch(20.57% 13.33 191.45)

What #163735 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 #163735, 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 teal in the library.

#163735 Channel Values

How #163735 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 55 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 43% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 60% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.87:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #163735 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 text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #163735

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #163735; 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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Tints & Shades of #163735

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #163735.

How #163735 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#163735
Protanopia#333335
Protanomaly#2A3535
Deuteranopia#2F2F36
Deuteranomaly#273235
Tritanopia#173737
Tritanomaly#163736
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #163735 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-163735: #163735;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #163735;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-163735': '#163735' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.216, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_163735">#163735</color>
SVG fillfill="#163735"

More Teal Colors

#163735 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#163735 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #163735?

#163735 is a darkest teal — rgb(22, 55, 53) in RGB and hsl(176, 43%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #163735?

#163735 is rgb(22, 55, 53) — red 22, green 55, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #163735?

#163735 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #163735 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #163735 scores 12.87:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #163735 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #163735 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.68, which is visibly different.

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