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#168500 Color

#168500 is rgb(22, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(110, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is India Green (#138808), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#168500
HEX#168500
RGBrgb(22, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(110, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(110, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.178 141.5)
LABlab(48.25% -46.97 50.24)
LCHlch(48.25% 68.77 133.07)

What #168500 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 #168500, 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.

#168500 Channel Values

How #168500 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 133 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #168500 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #168500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #168500; 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 #168500

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

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How #168500 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#168500
Protanopia#7A7A03
Protanomaly#617F02
Deuteranopia#6F6F13
Deuteranomaly#59790C
Tritanopia#377D7D
Tritanomaly#2D8062
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #168500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-168500: #168500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #168500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-168500': '#168500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_168500">#168500</color>
SVG fillfill="#168500"

More Green Colors

#168500 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#168500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #168500?

#168500 is a dark green — rgb(22, 133, 0) in RGB and hsl(110, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is India Green (#138808), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.57.

What is the RGB value of #168500?

#168500 is rgb(22, 133, 0) — red 22, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #168500?

#168500 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #168500 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #168500 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #168500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #168500 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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