Palettes / Colors / #166019
#166019 — Deep Green
#166019 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkGreen (#006400). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgreen (#006400) — not an exact match. CSS darkgreen gives you #006400, a different color; use #166019 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#166019 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #60165D; it also sits naturally between #386016 and #16603D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #166019 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 22, 96, 25 |
| HSL | 122°, 63%, 23% |
| HSV | 122°, 77%, 38% |
| CMYK | 77%, 0%, 74%, 62% |
| XYZ | 4.69, 8.61, 2.33 |
| Yxy | 8.61, 0.3000, 0.5507 |
| CIE-Lab | 35.22, -37.37, 32.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.34, -21.58, 14.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 38% · Blue 10%
Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 62%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #166019
.text { color: #166019; }
.background { background-color: #166019; }
.border { border: 3px solid #166019; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 96, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 63%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #166019; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 96, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #166019; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 96, 25, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#166019">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#166019">Div content here</div>
Shades of #166019
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Tones of #166019
Color harmonies
Complementary — #60165D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.72:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.72:1 Fails |
Best text color on #166019: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #166019
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #166019: ·
How #166019 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #166019 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #166019?
#166019 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 22, 96, 25). Its closest standard named color is DarkGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #166019?
#166019 is RGB 22, 96, 25 — HSL 122°, 63%, 23% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 74%, 62%.
What colors go with #166019?
Its complement is #60165D; analogous partners are #386016 and #16603D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #166019 for text?
White text on #166019 has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.72:1.