#179916#179916
#179916 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.193 H 142.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #179916 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 153, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 75%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 86%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85%, 0%, 85.6%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, -56.39, 53.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 77.41, 136.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.46% -0.1531 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.46% 0.193 142.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8886, 23.0211, 4.5758) |
| Luminance | 0.2302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 1.88
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 2.79
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.26
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.76
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 3.83
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#179916 #981699
analogous
#599916 #179916 #169957
triadic
#179916 #161799 #991617
tetradic
#179916 #165999 #981699 #995716
square
#179916 #165999 #981699 #995716
split-complementary
#179916 #571699 #991659
monochromatic
#072E07 #0F630E #179916 #1FCF1E #46E445
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#179916 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#179916 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #179916
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##179916 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##179916 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #179916; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 153, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.193 142.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b861',
500: '#179916',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #179916; $custom-light: #70b861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#179916",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 153,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 119.542,
"s": 74.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59455,
"c": 0.19265,
"h": 142.6
},
"luminance": 0.23023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#179916
secondary
#C446C5
accent
#36F1F0
background
#F7FBF6
surface
#EDF6EB
border
#C8D0C6
text
#091106
muted
#7B807A