#16501C#16501C

#16501C is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.102 H 144.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16501C
RGB	rgb(22, 80, 28)
HSL	hsl(126, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(126, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 65%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.39, -30.76, 24.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.39, 39.53, 141.08°)
OKLab	oklab(38.1% -0.0832 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(38.1% 0.102 144.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.4089, 5.9914, 2.0752)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

British Racing Green

#05480D

ΔE00 3.03

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16501C #50164A

analogous

#2D5016 #16501C #165039

triadic

#16501C #1C1650 #501C16

tetradic

#16501C #162D50 #50164A #503916

square

#16501C #162D50 #50164A #503916

split-complementary

#16501C #391650 #50162D

monochromatic

#071808 #09200B #16501C #23802D #30B03E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#16501C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#16501C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16501C

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16501C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16501C	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514817

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4320

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#064E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16501c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 80, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.102 144.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c825a',
    500: '#16501c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16501c;
$custom-light: #5c825a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16501c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 126.207,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38105,
    "c": 0.10176,
    "h": 144.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16501C

secondary

#873A7F

accent

#48D0E0

background

#F5F8F5

surface

#E9EFE9

border

#C5CAC5

text

#040A04

muted

#797C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #16501C

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

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