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#16912E

#16912e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#16912e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 56.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.28% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 131.71°, with 73.65% saturation and 32.75% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #16912e
  2. #911679

Split complementary

  1. #16912e
  2. #6c1691
  3. #91163c

Analogous

  1. #3c9116
  2. #16912e
  3. #16916c

Triadic

  1. #16912e
  2. #2e1691
  3. #912e16

Tetradic

  1. #16912e
  2. #167991
  3. #911679
  4. #912e16

Square

  1. #16912e
  2. #163c91
  3. #911679
  4. #916c16

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0c4f19
  3. #16912e
  4. #20d343
  5. #5ae675

Shades

#16912e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16912e
  2. #148329
  3. #127425
  4. #0f6620
  5. #0d571c
  6. #0b4917
  7. #093a12
  8. #072c0e
  9. #041d09
  10. #020f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#16912e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16912e
  2. #2d9c43
  3. #45a758
  4. #5cb26d
  5. #73bd82
  6. #8bc897
  7. #a2d3ab
  8. #b9dec0
  9. #d0e9d5
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16912e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16912e
  2. #218f36
  3. #2b8e3e
  4. #368c47
  5. #408a4f
  6. #4b8957
  7. #56875f
  8. #608567
  9. #6b8370
  10. #758278
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938321 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16912e {
  color: #16912e;
}
Background
.bg-16912e {
  background-color: #16912e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16912e {
  border: 2px solid #16912e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16912e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 145 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 74% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16912e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16912e, #16916c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16912e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 145 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.51 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.75 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.48 #008000 Green ΔE 6.88 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.41 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.78 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.20 #e96ed1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Forest Green
#16912e  rgb(22, 145, 46)  hsl(132, 74%, 33%)  Forest Green
#911679  rgb(145, 22, 121)  hsl(312, 74%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#2e1691  rgb(46, 22, 145)  hsl(252, 74%, 33%)  Phthalo Blue
#912e16  rgb(145, 46, 22)  hsl(12, 74%, 33%)  Kobe