#164525 Color

#164525 is rgb(22, 69, 37) in RGB, hsl(139, 52%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 46%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#164525

HEX#164525

RGBrgb(22, 69, 37)

HSLhsl(139, 52%, 18%)

HSVhsv(139, 68%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 46%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(34.9% 0.075 151)

LABlab(25.43% -22.98 14.44)

LCHlch(25.43% 27.14 147.87)

What #164525 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 #164525, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

British Racing Green#004225ΔE 4.19 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 4.51 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 9.7 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 10.87 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 11.55 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 13.58

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

#164525 Channel Values

How #164525 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 69 · B 37	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 139° · S 52% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 139° · S 68% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 68% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.98:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #164525 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 text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #164525

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #164525; 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 #164525

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 #164525.

How #164525 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#164525

Protanopia#404025

Protanomaly#334225

Deuteranopia#3A3A27

Deuteranomaly#2F3F26

Tritanopia#1E4242

Tritanomaly#1B4338

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #164525 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-164525: #164525;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #164525;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-164525': '#164525' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.271, blue: 0.145)

Android XML<color name="color_164525">#164525</color>

SVG fillfill="#164525"

More Green Colors

#164525 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

#164525 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #164525?

#164525 is a darkest green — rgb(22, 69, 37) in RGB and hsl(139, 52%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #164525?

#164525 is rgb(22, 69, 37) — red 22, green 69, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #164525?

#164525 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 46%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #164525 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #164525 scores 10.98:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #164525 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #164525 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 22.03, which is visibly different.

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