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Recognised as Colour

#16CB00

  • #16CB00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#16CB00 is a green with RGB values 22, 203, 0 and HSL 113°, 100%, 40%. 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

#16CB00#16CB00
HEX#16CB00
RGBrgb(22, 203, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7961, 0
RGB percentages8.6%, 79.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(113.5, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.5, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK89.2%, 0%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,493,760
CSS custom property--colour: #16CB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#E934FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0B600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 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 text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.9Lawn green · ΔE 23.1Chartreuse · ΔE 24.4Lime · ΔE 25.5Spring green · ΔE 29.2Green yellow · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B500CB
Analogous#7CCB00, #00CB4F
Triadic#0016CB, #CB0016
Split complementary#4F00CB, #CB007C
Tetradic#007CCB, #B500CB, #CB4F00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3FF98
Lighter +30%#76FF65
Lighter +20%#48FF32
Lighter +10%#1CFE00
Darker −10%#109800
Darker −20%#0B6500
Darker −30%#053200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16CB00
Less saturated −25%#2AB219

Channel breakdown

R22
G203
B0
Red22 (8.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue113.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G CB · B 00

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