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#166F2C

#166f2c ≈ Cadmium Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#166f2c is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 43.53% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.36% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 134.83°, with 66.92% saturation and 26.08% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.1172

Complementary

  1. #166f2c
  2. #6f1659

Split complementary

  1. #166f2c
  2. #59166f
  3. #6f162d

Analogous

  1. #2d6f16
  2. #166f2c
  3. #166f59

Triadic

  1. #166f2c
  2. #2c166f
  3. #6f2c16

Tetradic

  1. #166f2c
  2. #16596f
  3. #6f1659
  4. #6f2c16

Square

  1. #166f2c
  2. #162d6f
  3. #6f1659
  4. #6f5916

Monochromatic

  1. #031107
  2. #092f13
  3. #166f2c
  4. #23af45
  5. #44da69

Shades

#166f2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166f2c
  2. #146428
  3. #125923
  4. #0f4e1f
  5. #0d431a
  6. #0b3816
  7. #092c12
  8. #07210d
  9. #041609
  10. #020b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#166f2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166f2c
  2. #2d7d41
  3. #458c56
  4. #5c9a6b
  5. #73a980
  6. #8bb796
  7. #a2c5ab
  8. #b9d4c0
  9. #d0e2d5
  10. #e8f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166f2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166f2c
  2. #217134
  3. #2b723d
  4. #367445
  5. #40764e
  6. #4b7856
  7. #56795e
  8. #607b67
  9. #6b7d6f
  10. #757e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d6650 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706425 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665d31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52652f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-166f2c {
  color: #166f2c;
}
Background
.bg-166f2c {
  background-color: #166f2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166f2c {
  border: 2px solid #166f2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166f2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 111 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166f2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166f2c, #166f59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166f2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 111 44 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 4.90 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 5.71 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 5.97 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.91 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.17 #008000 Green ΔE 8.45 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.17 #e990d3 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#166f2c  rgb(22, 111, 44)  hsl(135, 67%, 26%)  Cadmium Green
#6f1659  rgb(111, 22, 89)  hsl(315, 67%, 26%)  Byzantium
#2c166f  rgb(44, 22, 111)  hsl(255, 67%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#6f2c16  rgb(111, 44, 22)  hsl(15, 67%, 26%)  Kobe