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#16AE4E

#16ae4e ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16ae4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 142.11°, with 77.55% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.3099

Complementary

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #ae1676

Split complementary

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #9a16ae
  3. #ae162a

Analogous

  1. #2aae16
  2. #16ae4e
  3. #16ae9a

Triadic

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #4e16ae
  3. #ae4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #1676ae
  3. #ae1676
  4. #ae4e16

Square

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #162aae
  3. #ae1676
  4. #ae9a16

Monochromatic

  1. #052611
  2. #0d6a30
  3. #16ae4e
  4. #2ce470
  5. #70ed9e

Shades

#16ae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #149d46
  3. #128b3e
  4. #0f7a37
  5. #0d682f
  6. #0b5727
  7. #09461f
  8. #073417
  9. #042310
  10. #021108
  11. #000000

Tints

#16ae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #2db660
  3. #45be71
  4. #5cc683
  5. #73ce95
  6. #8bd7a7
  7. #a2dfb8
  8. #b9e7ca
  9. #d0efdc
  10. #e8f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16ae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16ae4e
  2. #21a953
  3. #2ba558
  4. #36a05d
  5. #409c62
  6. #4b9767
  7. #56926c
  8. #608e71
  9. #6b8976
  10. #75857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78a180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9e45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09355 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aa98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ca549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f9e53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ac81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16ae4e {
  color: #16ae4e;
}
Background
.bg-16ae4e {
  background-color: #16ae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16ae4e {
  border: 2px solid #16ae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16ae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16ae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ae4e, #16ae9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16ae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.76 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.60 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.40 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.49 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.22 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.34 #e951b1 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#16ae4e  rgb(22, 174, 78)  hsl(142, 78%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#ae1676  rgb(174, 22, 118)  hsl(322, 78%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e16ae  rgb(78, 22, 174)  hsl(262, 78%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#ae4e16  rgb(174, 78, 22)  hsl(22, 78%, 38%)  Rust