#16A15A#16A15A
#16A15A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.153 H 153.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16A15A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 161, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 0%, 44.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.41, -51.02, 27.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.41, 57.91, 151.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.42% -0.137 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.42% 0.153 153.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9198, 26.3966, 13.9796) |
| Luminance | 0.2640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 2.95
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.29
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.25
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.27
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.49
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16A15A #A1165D
analogous
#17A116 #16A15A #16A19F
triadic
#16A15A #5A16A1 #A15A16
tetradic
#16A15A #1617A1 #A1165D #A19F16
square
#16A15A #1617A1 #A1165D #A19F16
split-complementary
#16A15A #9F16A1 #A11617
monochromatic
#07351E #0F6B3C #16A15A #1DD778 #4BE697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#16A15A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#16A15A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16A15A
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16A15A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16A15A | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92885F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16a15a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 161, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.153 153.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70be89',
500: '#16a15a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16a15a; $custom-light: #70be89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16a15a",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 161,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 149.353,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62422,
"c": 0.15283,
"h": 153.7
},
"luminance": 0.26398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16A15A
secondary
#C84B8B
accent
#3596F3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF7F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120B
muted
#7B817C