#164E27#164E27

#164E27 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.087 H 149.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E27
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 39)
HSL	hsl(138, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(138, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 50%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.81, -28.07, 17.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.81, 33.28, 147.52°)
OKLab	oklab(37.68% -0.0757 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(37.68% 0.087 149.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.4212, 5.7655, 2.8516)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E27 #4E163D

analogous

#214E16 #164E27 #164E43

triadic

#164E27 #27164E #4E2716

tetradic

#164E27 #16214E #4E163D #4E4316

square

#164E27 #16214E #4E163D #4E4316

split-complementary

#164E27 #43164E #4E1621

monochromatic

#07180C #091E0F #164E27 #237E3F #31AD57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#164E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#164E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E27

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E27	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47422A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#024D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.087 149.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b8062',
    500: '#164e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e27;
$custom-light: #5b8062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 138.214,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3768,
    "c": 0.08749,
    "h": 149.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E27

secondary

#853A6F

accent

#49B2DF

background

#F5F7F5

surface

#E9EEEA

border

#C5C9C6

text

#040A05

muted

#797C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E27

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

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