#16551E#16551E

#16551E is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.107 H 145.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16551E
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 30)
HSL	hsl(128, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(128, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, -32.52, 25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 41.59, 141.43°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% -0.0879 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.107 145.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.8135, 6.7609, 2.3321)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16551E #55164D

analogous

#2D5516 #16551E #16553D

triadic

#16551E #1E1655 #551E16

tetradic

#16551E #162D55 #55164D #553D16

square

#16551E #162D55 #55164D #553D16

split-complementary

#16551E #3D1655 #55162D

monochromatic

#061809 #09240D #16551E #23862F #2FB640

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#16551E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#16551E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16551E

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16551E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16551E	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4822

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#035349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16551e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.107 145.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d865c',
    500: '#16551e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16551e;
$custom-light: #5d865c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16551e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 127.619,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39655,
    "c": 0.10706,
    "h": 145.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16551E

secondary

#8C3A82

accent

#46CEE2

background

#F5F8F5

surface

#E9EFE9

border

#C5CAC5

text

#050B04

muted

#797C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #16551E

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

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