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#16BB38

#16bb38 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bb38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 132.36°, 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.36

Complementary

  1. #16bb38
  2. #bb1699

Split complementary

  1. #16bb38
  2. #8a16bb
  3. #bb1647

Analogous

  1. #47bb16
  2. #16bb38
  3. #16bb8a

Triadic

  1. #16bb38
  2. #3816bb
  3. #bb3816

Tetradic

  1. #16bb38
  2. #1699bb
  3. #bb1699
  4. #bb3816

Square

  1. #16bb38
  2. #1647bb
  3. #bb1699
  4. #bb8a16

Monochromatic

  1. #06320f
  2. #0e7723
  3. #16bb38
  4. #36e75b
  5. #7bef93

Shades

#16bb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bb38
  2. #14a832
  3. #12962d
  4. #0f8327
  5. #0d7022
  6. #0b5e1c
  7. #094b16
  8. #073811
  9. #04250b
  10. #021306
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bb38
  2. #2dc24c
  3. #45c960
  4. #5ccf74
  5. #73d688
  6. #8bdd9c
  7. #a2e4af
  8. #b9ebc3
  9. #d0f1d7
  10. #e8f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bb38
  2. #21b53f
  3. #2baf46
  4. #36a94e
  5. #40a355
  6. #4b9e5c
  7. #569863
  8. #60926a
  9. #6b8c72
  10. #758679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ac84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea924 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b02d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8baa40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bb38 {
  color: #16bb38;
}
Background
.bg-16bb38 {
  background-color: #16bb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bb38 {
  border: 2px solid #16bb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 187 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bb38, #16bb8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 187 56 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.76 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.25 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.86 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.53 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.49 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.03 #e944c7 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16bb38  rgb(22, 187, 56)  hsl(132, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb1699  rgb(187, 22, 153)  hsl(312, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#3816bb  rgb(56, 22, 187)  hsl(252, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bb3816  rgb(187, 56, 22)  hsl(12, 79%, 41%)  Rust