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#16A700

#16a700 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16a700 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 65.49% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 112.1°, with 100% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.69.

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Web safe#009900
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Relative luminance0.2781

Complementary

  1. #16a700
  2. #9100a7

Split complementary

  1. #16a700
  2. #3e00a7
  3. #a7006a

Analogous

  1. #6aa700
  2. #16a700
  3. #00a73e

Triadic

  1. #16a700
  2. #0016a7
  3. #a70016

Tetradic

  1. #16a700
  2. #00a791
  3. #9100a7
  4. #a70016

Square

  1. #16a700
  2. #006aa7
  3. #9100a7
  4. #a73e00

Monochromatic

  1. #031400
  2. #0c5b00
  3. #16a700
  4. #20f400
  5. #5aff41

Shades

#16a700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16a700
  2. #149600
  3. #128600
  4. #0f7500
  5. #0d6400
  6. #0b5400
  7. #094300
  8. #073200
  9. #042100
  10. #021100
  11. #000000

Tints

#16a700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16a700
  2. #2db01a
  3. #45b933
  4. #5cc14d
  5. #73ca66
  6. #8bd380
  7. #a2dc99
  8. #b9e5b3
  9. #d0edcc
  10. #e8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16a700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16a700
  2. #21a30d
  3. #2b9f1a
  4. #369b26
  5. #409733
  6. #4b9440
  7. #56904d
  8. #608c5a
  9. #6b8866
  10. #758473
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #739a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a28d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a46f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16a700 {
  color: #16a700;
}
Background
.bg-16a700 {
  background-color: #16a700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16a700 {
  border: 2px solid #16a700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16a700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 167 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 112 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16a700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16a700, #00a73e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16a700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 167 0 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.69 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.64 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.74 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.46 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.57 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.05 #e958ff Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16a700  rgb(22, 167, 0)  hsl(112, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#9100a7  rgb(145, 0, 167)  hsl(292, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#0016a7  rgb(0, 22, 167)  hsl(232, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a70016  rgb(167, 0, 22)  hsl(352, 100%, 33%)  Cornell Red