Recognised as Colour
#16BD00
- #16BD00
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#16BD00 is a green with RGB values 22, 189, 0 and HSL 113°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#16BD00#16BD00
HEX#16BD00
RGBrgb(22, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages8.6%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(113, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK88.4%, 0%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,490,176
CSS custom property--colour: #16BD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#E942FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A700BD
Analogous#75BD00, #00BD49
Triadic#0016BD, #BD0016
Split complementary#4900BD, #BD0074
Tetradic#0074BD, #A700BD, #BD4800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G189
B0
Red22 (8.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue113.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G BD · B 00
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