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#16BB2E

#16bb2e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bb2e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.33% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 128.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.3591

Complementary

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #bb16a3

Split complementary

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #8116bb
  3. #bb1650

Analogous

  1. #50bb16
  2. #16bb2e
  3. #16bb81

Triadic

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #2e16bb
  3. #bb2e16

Tetradic

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #16a3bb
  3. #bb16a3
  4. #bb2e16

Square

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #1650bb
  3. #bb16a3
  4. #bb8116

Monochromatic

  1. #06320c
  2. #0e771d
  3. #16bb2e
  4. #36e750
  5. #7bef8c

Shades

#16bb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #14a829
  3. #129625
  4. #0f8320
  5. #0d701c
  6. #0b5e17
  7. #094b12
  8. #07380e
  9. #042509
  10. #021305
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #2dc243
  3. #45c958
  4. #5ccf6d
  5. #73d682
  6. #8bdd97
  7. #a2e4ab
  8. #b9ebc0
  9. #d0f1d5
  10. #e8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bb2e
  2. #21b536
  3. #2baf3e
  4. #36a947
  5. #40a34f
  6. #4b9e57
  7. #56985f
  8. #609267
  9. #6b8c70
  10. #758678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ac83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa90f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b01f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8baa38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bb2e {
  color: #16bb2e;
}
Background
.bg-16bb2e {
  background-color: #16bb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bb2e {
  border: 2px solid #16bb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 187 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bb2e, #16bb81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 187 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.99 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.03 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.42 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.36 #e944d1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16bb2e  rgb(22, 187, 46)  hsl(129, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb16a3  rgb(187, 22, 163)  hsl(309, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#2e16bb  rgb(46, 22, 187)  hsl(249, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bb2e16  rgb(187, 46, 22)  hsl(9, 79%, 41%)  Venetian Red