HEX atlas value

#165A16

#165A16 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald Dark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 90, 22, HSL 120, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.0754, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#165A16 Sample readable text

HEX #165A16

RGB rgb(22, 90, 22)

HSL hsl(120 61% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 76, 65)

Luminance 0.0754

Contrast Black 2.51:1White 8.37:1

CSS

--color-165a16: #165A16;
.background-165a16 { background-color: #165A16; }
.text-165a16 { color: #165A16; }

Luminance0.0754

Black text2.51:1AA Fail

White text8.37:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#165A16","rgb":[22,90,22],"hsl":[120,61,22],"cmyk":[76,0,76,65],"luminance":0.0754,"contrast":{"black":2.51,"white":8.37}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#041004","hex":"#041004","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A165A","hex":"#5A165A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.7,"contrastWhite":12.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#224E22","hex":"#224E22","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#165A38","hex":"#165A38","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Emerald Dark adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/165a16.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A165A","analogous":["#385A16","#165A38"],"triadic":["#16165A","#5A1616"],"tetradic":["#16385A","#5A165A","#5A3816"],"splitComplementary":["#38165A","#5A1638"],"monochromatic":["#28A428","#165A16","#041004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#28A428","dark":"#041004","saturated":"#0A670A","desaturated":"#224E22","pastel":"#41AF41","neon":"#009900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":32.68026927673638},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":34.942810419312295},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":35.84689665786984},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":48.43552415324934}]

HEX meaning and use

About #165A16

#165A16 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #165A16 is visually closest to Emerald Dark, a named green color with HEX #046307.

The RGB channels are 22, 90, and 22, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 61% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0754, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.51:1AA Fail

White text8.37:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #165A16 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.51:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.37:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#041004#FFFFFF text · best 19.41:1#041004

#5A165A#FFFFFF text · best 12.37:1#5A165A

British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225

#224E22#FFFFFF text · best 9.63:1#224E22

#165A38#FFFFFF text · best 8.22:1#165A38

Generated Palette

#165A16#165A16

#5A165A#5A165A

#385A16#385A16

#165A38#165A38

#28A428#28A428

#041004#041004

Color Harmonies

#5A165A#5A165A

#385A16#385A16

#165A38#165A38

#16165A#16165A

#5A1616#5A1616

Variants

#28A428#28A428

#041004#041004

#0A670A#0A670A

#224E22#224E22

#41AF41#41AF41

#009900#009900

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Terre Verte#385E0F

British Racing Green#004225

Hunter Green#355E3B

#165A16

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #165A16

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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