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#16453C Color

#16453C is rgb(22, 69, 60) in RGB, hsl(169, 52%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 13%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is MSU Green (#18453B), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16453C
HEX#16453C
RGBrgb(22, 69, 60)
HSLhsl(169, 52%, 18%)
HSVhsv(169, 68%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 13%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(35.6% 0.053 178.2)
LABlab(25.92% -18.54 0.48)
LCHlch(25.92% 18.54 178.50)

What #16453C 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 #16453C, 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.

#16453C Channel Values

How #16453C 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 69 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 52% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 68% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.77:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16453C 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 text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16453C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16453C; 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 #16453C

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16453C.

How #16453C 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#16453C
Protanopia#40403C
Protanomaly#33423C
Deuteranopia#3A3A3D
Deuteranomaly#2F3F3D
Tritanopia#194444
Tritanomaly#184441
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16453C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16453c: #16453C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16453C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16453c': '#16453C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.271, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_16453c">#16453C</color>
SVG fillfill="#16453C"

More Green Colors

#16453C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16453C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16453C?

#16453C is a darkest green — rgb(22, 69, 60) in RGB and hsl(169, 52%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is MSU Green (#18453B), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.77.

What is the RGB value of #16453C?

#16453C is rgb(22, 69, 60) — red 22, green 69, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16453C?

#16453C converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 13%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16453C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16453C scores 10.77:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16453C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16453C 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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