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#16BB06

#16bb06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bb06 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.33% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 114.7°, with 93.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.3572

Complementary

  1. #16bb06
  2. #ab06bb

Split complementary

  1. #16bb06
  2. #5106bb
  3. #bb0670

Analogous

  1. #70bb06
  2. #16bb06
  3. #06bb51

Triadic

  1. #16bb06
  2. #0616bb
  3. #bb0616

Tetradic

  1. #16bb06
  2. #06bbab
  3. #ab06bb
  4. #bb0616

Square

  1. #16bb06
  2. #0670bb
  3. #ab06bb
  4. #bb5106

Monochromatic

  1. #052701
  2. #0d7104
  3. #16bb06
  4. #2af816
  5. #6efa60

Shades

#16bb06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bb06
  2. #14a805
  3. #129605
  4. #0f8304
  5. #0d7004
  6. #0b5e03
  7. #094b02
  8. #073802
  9. #042501
  10. #021301
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bb06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bb06
  2. #2dc21f
  3. #45c938
  4. #5ccf51
  5. #73d66a
  6. #8bdd83
  7. #a2e49b
  8. #b9ebb4
  9. #d0f1cd
  10. #e8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bb06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bb06
  2. #21b512
  3. #2baf1e
  4. #36a92b
  5. #40a337
  6. #4b9e43
  7. #56984f
  8. #60925b
  9. #6b8c68
  10. #758674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80ac80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b59e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8caa20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bb06 {
  color: #16bb06;
}
Background
.bg-16bb06 {
  background-color: #16bb06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bb06 {
  border: 2px solid #16bb06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bb06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 187 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bb06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bb06, #06bb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bb06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 187 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.04 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.22 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.37 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.05 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 12.39 #e944f9 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16bb06  rgb(22, 187, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ab06bb  rgb(171, 6, 187)  hsl(295, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#0616bb  rgb(6, 22, 187)  hsl(235, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bb0616  rgb(187, 6, 22)  hsl(355, 94%, 38%)  Cornell Red