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#16AB4E

#16ab4e ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16ab4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 67.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 142.55°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2985

Complementary

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #ab1673

Split complementary

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #9816ab
  3. #ab1628

Analogous

  1. #28ab16
  2. #16ab4e
  3. #16ab98

Triadic

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #4e16ab
  3. #ab4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #1673ab
  3. #ab1673
  4. #ab4e16

Square

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #1628ab
  3. #ab1673
  4. #ab9816

Monochromatic

  1. #052310
  2. #0d672f
  3. #16ab4e
  4. #2ae470
  5. #6eec9d

Shades

#16ab4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #149a46
  3. #12893e
  4. #0f7837
  5. #0d672f
  6. #0b5627
  7. #09441f
  8. #073317
  9. #042210
  10. #021108
  11. #000000

Tints

#16ab4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #2db360
  3. #45bc71
  4. #5cc483
  5. #73cd95
  6. #8bd5a7
  7. #a2ddb8
  8. #b9e6ca
  9. #d0eedc
  10. #e8f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16ab4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16ab4e
  2. #21a753
  3. #2ba258
  4. #369e5d
  5. #409a62
  6. #4b9667
  7. #56916c
  8. #608d71
  9. #6b8976
  10. #75847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9b46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9c52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16ab4e {
  color: #16ab4e;
}
Background
.bg-16ab4e {
  background-color: #16ab4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16ab4e {
  border: 2px solid #16ab4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16ab4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 171 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16ab4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ab4e, #16ab98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16ab4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 171 78 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.81 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.12 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.82 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.88 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.71 #e954b1 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#16ab4e  rgb(22, 171, 78)  hsl(143, 77%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#ab1673  rgb(171, 22, 115)  hsl(323, 77%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e16ab  rgb(78, 22, 171)  hsl(263, 77%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#ab4e16  rgb(171, 78, 22)  hsl(23, 77%, 38%)  Sienna