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Recognised as Colour

#16A549

  • #16A549
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#16A549 is a green with RGB values 22, 165, 73 and HSL 141°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#16A549#16A549
HEX#16A549
RGBrgb(22, 165, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6471, 0.2863
RGB percentages8.6%, 64.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(141.4, 76.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.4, 86.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK86.7%, 0%, 55.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,484,105
CSS custom property--colour: #16A549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#E95AB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#978B50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13Medium seagreen · ΔE 16Green · ΔE 18.5Sea green · ΔE 24.7Dark green · ΔE 26.5Light green · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A51672
Analogous#2BA516, #16A590
Triadic#4916A5, #A54916
Split complementary#9116A5, #A5162B
Tetradic#162BA5, #A51672, #A59116

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96F1B6
Lighter +30%#69EB97
Lighter +20%#3CE578
Lighter +10%#1CD25D
Darker −10%#107835
Darker −20%#0A4B21
Darker −30%#041E0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BB43
Less saturated −25%#2D8E50

Channel breakdown

R22
G165
B73
Red22 (8.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue141.4°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G A5 · B 49

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