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Recognised as Colour

#16C22E

  • #16C22E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#16C22E is a green with RGB values 22, 194, 46 and HSL 128°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#16C22E#16C22E
HEX#16C22E
RGBrgb(22, 194, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7608, 0.1804
RGB percentages8.6%, 76.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(128.4, 79.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.4, 88.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK88.7%, 0%, 76.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,491,502
CSS custom property--colour: #16C22E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#E93DD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF09no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A33Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 4.7Spring green · ΔE 25Green · ΔE 28.7Forest green · ΔE 28.8Yellow green · ΔE 31.2Medium spring green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 4.7, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C216AA
Analogous#54C216, #16C284
Triadic#2E16C2, #C22E16
Split complementary#8416C2, #C21654
Tetradic#1654C2, #C216AA, #C28416

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEF6B8
Lighter +30%#80F190
Lighter +20%#53EB68
Lighter +10%#25E640
Darker −10%#119423
Darker −20%#0C6618
Darker −30%#06390D
Darker −40%#010B03
More saturated +25%#00D81E
Less saturated −25%#31A741

Channel breakdown

R22
G194
B46
Red22 (8.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue128.37°
Saturation (HSL)79.63%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G C2 · B 2E

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