#16420B#16420B

#16420B is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.096 H 140.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16420B
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 11)
HSL	hsl(108, 71%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(108, 83%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.97, -26.84, 27.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.97, 38.26, 134.55°)
OKLab	oklab(33.57% -0.0736 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(33.57% 0.096 140.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3394, 4.0910, 0.9829)
Luminance	0.0409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Forrest Green

#154406

ΔE00 1.27

Hunter Green (survey)

#0B4008

ΔE00 1.32

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16420B #370B42

analogous

#31420B #16420B #0B421B

triadic

#16420B #0B1642 #420B16

tetradic

#16420B #0B3142 #370B42 #421B0B

square

#16420B #0B3142 #370B42 #421B0B

split-complementary

#16420B #1B0B42 #420B31

monochromatic

#091A04 #091A04 #16420B #277614 #39AB1C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.55

#16420B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#16420B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16420B

11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16420B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16420B	1.00	11.55	1.82	11.55
#FFFFFF	11.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443B03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3811

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#104037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16420b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.096 140.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a774e',
    500: '#16420b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16420b;
$custom-light: #5a774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16420b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 108,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33569,
    "c": 0.09594,
    "h": 140.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16420B

secondary

#6E2A7F

accent

#3AEECA

background

#F5F7F4

surface

#E9EDE7

border

#C5C8C3

text

#040802

muted

#797B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #16420B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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