#16A153#16A153
#16A153 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.159 H 151.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16A153 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 161, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(146, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(146, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 0%, 48.4%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.30, -52.28, 30.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.30, 60.76, 149.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.3% -0.1402 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.159 151.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6357, 26.2830, 12.4837) |
| Luminance | 0.2628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 1.64
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.24
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.86
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.98
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 5.59
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16A153 #A11664
analogous
#1EA116 #16A153 #16A198
triadic
#16A153 #5316A1 #A15316
tetradic
#16A153 #161EA1 #A11664 #A19816
square
#16A153 #161EA1 #A11664 #A19816
split-complementary
#16A153 #9816A1 #A1161E
monochromatic
#07351B #0F6B37 #16A153 #1DD76F #4BE68F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#16A153 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#16A153 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16A153
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16A153 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16A153 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1934D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16a153; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 161, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.159 151.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70be84',
500: '#16a153',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16a153; $custom-light: #70be84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16a153",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 161,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.331,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62299,
"c": 0.15932,
"h": 151.7
},
"luminance": 0.26285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16A153
secondary
#C84B91
accent
#359FF3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF7EF
border
#C8D0CA
text
#09120B
muted
#7B817C