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HEX atlas value

#165A22

#165A22 is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 90, 34, HSL 131, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.076, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

greencooldarkearth-tonejewel-tone
#165A22 Sample readable text
HEX #165A22
RGB rgb(22, 90, 34)
HSL hsl(131 61% 22%)
CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 62, 65)
Luminance 0.076
Contrast Black 2.52:1White 8.33:1

CSS

--color-165a22: #165A22;
.background-165a22 { background-color: #165A22; }
.text-165a22 { color: #165A22; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.076
Black text2.52:1AA Fail
White text8.33:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#165A22","rgb":[22,90,34],"hsl":[131,61,22],"cmyk":[76,0,62,65],"luminance":0.076,"contrast":{"black":2.52,"white":8.33}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#041006","hex":"#041006","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A164E","hex":"#5A164E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.66,"contrastWhite":12.65,"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":"#224E2A","hex":"#224E2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2C5A16","hex":"#2C5A16","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","British Racing Green 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/165a22.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/british-racing-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#5A164E","analogous":["#2C5A16","#165A45"],"triadic":["#22165A","#5A2216"],"tetradic":["#162C5A","#5A164E","#5A4516"],"splitComplementary":["#45165A","#5A162C"],"monochromatic":["#28A43F","#165A22","#041006"]}
Variants
{"light":"#28A43F","dark":"#041006","saturated":"#0A671B","desaturated":"#224E2A","pastel":"#41AF55","neon":"#00991C"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":32.69556544854363},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":33.67491648096547},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":39.153543900903784},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":40.024992192379},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":41.71330722922842}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #165A22

#165A22 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #165A22 is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 22, 90, and 34, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg 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 0.076, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.52:1AA Fail
White text8.33:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #165A22 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.52:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.33:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#041006#FFFFFF text · best 19.41:1#041006
#5A164E#FFFFFF text · best 12.65:1#5A164E
British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225
#224E2A#FFFFFF text · best 9.58:1#224E2A
#2C5A16#FFFFFF text · best 8.13:1#2C5A16

Generated Palette

#165A22#165A22
#5A164E#5A164E
#2C5A16#2C5A16
#165A45#165A45
#28A43F#28A43F
#041006#041006

Color Harmonies

#5A164E#5A164E
#2C5A16#2C5A16
#165A45#165A45
#22165A#22165A
#5A2216#5A2216

Variants

#28A43F#28A43F
#041006#041006
#0A671B#0A671B
#224E2A#224E2A
#41AF55#41AF55
#00991C#00991C

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225
Emerald Dark#046307
Terre Verte#385E0F
Hunter Green#355E3B
Dark Green#006400

Related HEX Guides

British Racing Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #004225.Emerald Dark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #046307.Terre Verte colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #385E0F.Green color familyBrowse named green colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors in the jewel tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#165A22 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.