#16511D#16511D

#16511D is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.102 H 145.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16511D
RGB	rgb(22, 81, 29)
HSL	hsl(127, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(127, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 0%, 64.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.77, -31.03, 24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.77, 39.69, 141.43°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% -0.0839 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.102 145.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.4948, 6.1438, 2.1638)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

British Racing Green

#05480D

ΔE00 3.31

Forest Green (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16511D #51164A

analogous

#2C5116 #16511D #16513B

triadic

#16511D #1D1651 #511D16

tetradic

#16511D #162C51 #51164A #513B16

square

#16511D #162C51 #51164A #513B16

split-complementary

#16511D #3B1651 #51162C

monochromatic

#071809 #09210C #16511D #23812E #30B13F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#16511D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#16511D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16511D

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16511D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16511D	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524918

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#054F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16511d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 81, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.102 145.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c825b',
    500: '#16511d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16511d;
$custom-light: #5c825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16511d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 127.119,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38424,
    "c": 0.10226,
    "h": 145.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16511D

secondary

#883A7F

accent

#47CEE1

background

#F5F8F5

surface

#E9EFE9

border

#C5CAC5

text

#040A04

muted

#797C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #16511D

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

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