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#167708

a deep, electric green · cool · closest name: Green

RGB
22, 119, 8
HSL
112°, 87%, 25%
CMYK
82, 0, 93, 53
Luminance
0.1338

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #167708 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#167708
Hue
112°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
25%
deep
Brightness
47%
HSV value
Perceived
36%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1338
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.71:1
Closest name
Green
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue112° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness25%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool59% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#167708
RGBrgb(22, 119, 8)
HSLhsl(112, 87%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 93%, 53%)
LABlab(43.3 -46.5 45.9)
LCHlch(43.3 65.3 135.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.496 0.161 141.7)
Decimal1472264
Display P3color(display-p3 0.086 0.467 0.031)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #167708;
background-color: #167708;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#167708] bg-[#167708]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #167708;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.467, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#167708")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF167708)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(8, 119, 22)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #167708 · 5.71:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.71:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.68:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #167708 as text scores 5.71:1 on white and 3.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#167708 on white: 5.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#167708 on black: 3.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7A6B00
deuteranopia · #70641A
tritanopia · #007364

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #167708 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FDF2
#E8FAE5
#CBF8C4
#A2F896
#74F461
#46F12D
#2BE50F
#23BF0D
#1C990A
#167708
#0F4507
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F3FDF2Darkest = 950 · #0F4507
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E8FAE5;
  --brand-200: #CBF8C4;
  --brand-300: #A2F896;
  --brand-400: #74F461;
  --brand-500: #46F12D;
  --brand-600: #2BE50F;
  --brand-700: #23BF0D;
  --brand-800: #1C990A;
  --brand-900: #167708;
  --brand-950: #0F4507;
  --brand: #167708;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #167708

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C5EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#559B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E057A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#167708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#162414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #167708

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#690877
Analogous left#4E7708
Analogous right#087731
Split-complement 1#310877
Split-complement 2#77084E
Triadic 1#081677
Triadic 2#770816
Tetradic#084E77

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green46.7%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.3%
Key (black)53.3%

Color previews

#167708 text on a black background

contrast 3.68:1

Card sample

#167708 text on a white background

contrast 5.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #167708;
Background color
Panel with #167708 background
background-color: #167708;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #167708;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 119, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 119, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #167708;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #167708, #087744);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #167708

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#167708 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#167708, answered

What color is #167708?

#167708 is a deep electric green, closest to Green (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 112° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 25% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #167708?

rgb(22, 119, 8) — 22 red, 119 green and 8 blue out of 255, or 8.6% / 46.7% / 3.1% by channel.

Is #167708 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1338 and perceived brightness is 36%, so white text on it reaches 5.71:1.

Should I use black or white text on #167708?

White. It scores 5.71:1 against #167708, versus 3.68:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #167708?

#690877 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #310877 and #77084E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #167708?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C5EDC0 for borders, #559B4B for secondary text, #4E057A as an accent and #167708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #4E7708 and #087731 stays calm, while #690877 is the loudest partner.

What is #167708 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(82%, 0%, 93%, 53%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #167708 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 59 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #3F7708; nudged cooler, #077822.

Work with #167708 in the Color Lab