#16551B#16551B

#16551B is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.110 H 144.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16551B
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 27)
HSL	hsl(125, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(125, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 68.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.22, -32.92, 27.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.22, 42.86, 140.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.62% -0.0891 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(39.62% 0.11 144.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.7770, 6.7463, 2.1398)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16551B #551650

analogous

#305516 #16551B #16553A

triadic

#16551B #1B1655 #551B16

tetradic

#16551B #163055 #551650 #553A16

square

#16551B #163055 #551650 #553A16

split-complementary

#16551B #3A1655 #551630

monochromatic

#061808 #09240C #16551B #23862A #2FB63A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#16551B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#16551B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16551B

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16551B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16551B	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#045349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16551b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.110 144.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e865a',
    500: '#16551b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16551b;
$custom-light: #5e865a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16551b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 124.762,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39616,
    "c": 0.10975,
    "h": 144.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16551B

secondary

#8C3A86

accent

#46D6E2

background

#F5F8F5

surface

#E9EFE9

border

#C5CAC5

text

#050B04

muted

#797C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #16551B

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

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