#164E1B#164E1B

#164E1B is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.100 H 144.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E1B
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 27)
HSL	hsl(125, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(125, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 65.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.64, -30.07, 24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.64, 38.79, 140.83°)
OKLab	oklab(37.48% -0.0814 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(37.48% 0.1 144.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.2529, 5.6982, 1.9651)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

British Racing Green

#05480D

ΔE00 2.66

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E1B #4E1649

analogous

#2D4E16 #164E1B #164E37

triadic

#164E1B #1B164E #4E1B16

tetradic

#164E1B #162D4E #4E1649 #4E3716

square

#164E1B #162D4E #4E1649 #4E3716

split-complementary

#164E1B #37164E #4E162D

monochromatic

#071808 #091E0A #164E1B #237E2C #31AD3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#164E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#164E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E1B

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E1B	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4616

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49421F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#074C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.100 144.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8059',
    500: '#164e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e1b;
$custom-light: #5c8059;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 125.357,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37478,
    "c": 0.09979,
    "h": 144.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E1B

secondary

#853A7F

accent

#49D2DF

background

#F5F7F5

surface

#E9EEE9

border

#C5C9C5

text

#040A03

muted

#797C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E1B

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

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