#16491C#16491C

#16491C is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.091 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16491C
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 28)
HSL	hsl(127, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(127, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 61.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.79, -27.79, 21.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.79, 35.31, 141.91°)
OKLab	oklab(35.96% -0.0752 0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(35.96% 0.091 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.9228, 5.0192, 1.9132)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 3.12

Hunter Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16491C #491643

analogous

#294916 #16491C #164935

triadic

#16491C #1C1649 #491C16

tetradic

#16491C #162949 #491643 #493516

square

#16491C #162949 #491643 #493516

split-complementary

#16491C #351649 #491629

monochromatic

#071809 #081A0A #16491C #24782E #32A740

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#16491C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#16491C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16491C

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16491C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16491C	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4218

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A473F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16491c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.091 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a7c59',
    500: '#16491c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16491c;
$custom-light: #5a7c59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16491c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 127.059,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35956,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16491C

secondary

#803A78

accent

#4BCCDD

background

#F5F7F5

surface

#E9EEE9

border

#C5C9C5

text

#040903

muted

#797B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #16491C

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

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