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Recognised as Colour

#16CA4F

  • #16CA4F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#16CA4F is a green with RGB values 22, 202, 79 and HSL 139°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#16CA4F#16CA4F
HEX#16CA4F
RGBrgb(22, 202, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7922, 0.3098
RGB percentages8.6%, 79.2%, 31%
HSLhsl(139, 80.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139, 89.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK89.1%, 0%, 60.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,493,583
CSS custom property--colour: #16CA4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#E935B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAA59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.7Spring green · ΔE 20Medium spring green · ΔE 23.2Forest green · ΔE 27.1Light green · ΔE 27.7Pale green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA1691
Analogous#37CA16, #16CAA9
Triadic#4F16CA, #CA4F16
Split complementary#A916CA, #CA1637
Tetradic#1637CA, #CA1691, #CAA916

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5F7CA
Lighter +30%#87F2A9
Lighter +20%#59ED88
Lighter +10%#2BE867
Darker −10%#119C3D
Darker −20%#0C6E2B
Darker −30%#074019
Darker −40%#021207
More saturated +25%#00E047
Less saturated −25%#32AE59

Channel breakdown

R22
G202
B79
Red22 (8.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue139°
Saturation (HSL)80.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G CA · B 4F

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