Exploring the Color #164B12

#164B12 sits at 116° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 61% saturation and 18% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 22, 75, 18 produces a 10.25:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #164B12 is a distant relative of CSS green — about 60 units away from #008000. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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