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#166C2F

#166c2f ≈ Cadmium Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#166c2f is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.35% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.48% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 137.44°, with 66.15% saturation and 25.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #166c2f
  2. #6c1653

Split complementary

  1. #166c2f
  2. #5a166c
  3. #6c1628

Analogous

  1. #286c16
  2. #166c2f
  3. #166c5a

Triadic

  1. #166c2f
  2. #2f166c
  3. #6c2f16

Tetradic

  1. #166c2f
  2. #16536c
  3. #6c1653
  4. #6c2f16

Square

  1. #166c2f
  2. #16286c
  3. #6c1653
  4. #6c5a16

Monochromatic

  1. #031107
  2. #092c13
  3. #166c2f
  4. #23ac4b
  5. #42d96e

Shades

#166c2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166c2f
  2. #14612a
  3. #125626
  4. #0f4c21
  5. #0d411c
  6. #0b3618
  7. #092b13
  8. #07200e
  9. #041609
  10. #020b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#166c2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166c2f
  2. #2d7b44
  3. #458959
  4. #5c986d
  5. #73a782
  6. #8bb697
  7. #a2c4ac
  8. #b9d3c1
  9. #d0e2d5
  10. #e8f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166c2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166c2f
  2. #216e37
  3. #2b703f
  4. #367247
  5. #40744f
  6. #4b7658
  7. #567860
  8. #607a68
  9. #6b7c70
  10. #757e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b644f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #635b34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57662c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f6232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166c2f {
  color: #166c2f;
}
Background
.bg-166c2f {
  background-color: #166c2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166c2f {
  border: 2px solid #166c2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166c2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 108 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 66% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166c2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166c2f, #166c5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166c2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 108 47 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 3.71 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 6.22 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 6.34 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 7.91 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 7.98 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.34 #008000 Green ΔE 9.88 #e993d0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#166c2f  rgb(22, 108, 47)  hsl(137, 66%, 25%)  Cadmium Green
#6c1653  rgb(108, 22, 83)  hsl(317, 66%, 25%)  Byzantium
#2f166c  rgb(47, 22, 108)  hsl(257, 66%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#6c2f16  rgb(108, 47, 22)  hsl(17, 66%, 25%)  Kobe