#16481B#16481B

#16481B is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.091 H 145.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16481B
RGB	rgb(22, 72, 27)
HSL	hsl(126, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(126, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 62.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.40, -27.51, 21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.40, 35.15, 141.50°)
OKLab	oklab(35.63% -0.0745 0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(35.63% 0.091 145)
XYZ	xyz(2.8459, 4.8842, 1.8295)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 3.05

Hunter Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16481B #481643

analogous

#2A4816 #16481B #164834

triadic

#16481B #1B1648 #481B16

tetradic

#16481B #162A48 #481643 #483416

square

#16481B #162A48 #481643 #483416

split-complementary

#16481B #341648 #48162A

monochromatic

#071709 #081909 #16481B #24772D #33A63E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#16481B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#16481B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16481B

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16481B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16481B	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#433D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A463E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16481b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 72, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.091 145.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a7b59',
    500: '#16481b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16481b;
$custom-light: #5a7b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16481b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 126,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35632,
    "c": 0.09086,
    "h": 145
  },
  "luminance": 0.04884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16481B

secondary

#7F3A79

accent

#4BCEDD

background

#F5F7F5

surface

#E9EEE9

border

#C5C9C5

text

#040903

muted

#797B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #16481B

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

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