#169E2E#169E2E
#169E2E is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.186 H 144.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #169E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 158, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(131, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(131, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.1%, 0%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.90, -56.28, 46.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.90, 73.18, 140.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% -0.1518 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.186 144.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0499, 24.8199, 6.6872) |
| Luminance | 0.2482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.08
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.03
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 4.03
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.33
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.44
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#169E2E #9E1686
analogous
#429E16 #169E2E #169E72
triadic
#169E2E #2E169E #9E2E16
tetradic
#169E2E #16429E #9E1686 #9E7216
square
#169E2E #16429E #9E1686 #9E7216
split-complementary
#169E2E #72169E #9E1642
monochromatic
#07330F #0F681E #169E2E #1DD43E #49E664
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#169E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#169E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #169E2E
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##169E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##169E2E | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18E1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #169e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 158, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.186 144.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70bc6d',
500: '#169e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #169e2e; $custom-light: #70bc6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#169e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 158,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 130.588,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60999,
"c": 0.18577,
"h": 144.8
},
"luminance": 0.24822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#169E2E
secondary
#C749B1
accent
#36D1F2
background
#F7FBF6
surface
#EDF7EC
border
#C8D0C7
text
#091207
muted
#7B817A