Recognised as Colour
#16AD2F
- #16AD2F
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#16AD2F is a green with RGB values 22, 173, 47 and HSL 130°, 77%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#16AD2F#16AD2F
HEX#16AD2F
RGBrgb(22, 173, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6784, 0.1843
RGB percentages8.6%, 67.8%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(129.9, 77.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.9, 87.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK87.3%, 0%, 72.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,486,127
CSS custom property--colour: #16AD2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#E952D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD1694
Analogous#49AD16, #16AD7B
Triadic#2F16AD, #AD2F16
Split complementary#7B16AD, #AD1648
Tetradic#1648AD, #AD1694, #AD7B16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G173
B47
Red22 (8.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue129.93°
Saturation (HSL)77.44%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G AD · B 2F
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