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#16BC56

#16bc56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bc56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 143.13°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #16bc56
  2. #bc167c

Split complementary

  1. #16bc56
  2. #a916bc
  3. #bc1629

Analogous

  1. #29bc16
  2. #16bc56
  3. #16bca9

Triadic

  1. #16bc56
  2. #5616bc
  3. #bc5616

Tetradic

  1. #16bc56
  2. #167cbc
  3. #bc167c
  4. #bc5616

Square

  1. #16bc56
  2. #1629bc
  3. #bc167c
  4. #bca916

Monochromatic

  1. #063317
  2. #0e7837
  3. #16bc56
  4. #37e87b
  5. #7bf0a8

Shades

#16bc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bc56
  2. #14a94d
  3. #129645
  4. #0f843c
  5. #0d7134
  6. #0b5e2b
  7. #094b22
  8. #07381a
  9. #042611
  10. #021309
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bc56
  2. #2dc367
  3. #45c978
  4. #5cd089
  5. #73d79a
  6. #8bdeab
  7. #a2e4bb
  8. #b9ebcc
  9. #d0f2dd
  10. #e8f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bc56
  2. #21b65a
  3. #2bb05e
  4. #36aa63
  5. #40a467
  6. #4b9e6b
  7. #56986f
  8. #609273
  9. #6b8c78
  10. #75867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bc56 {
  color: #16bc56;
}
Background
.bg-16bc56 {
  background-color: #16bc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bc56 {
  border: 2px solid #16bc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bc56, #16bca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.04 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.39 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.14 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.14 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.66 #e943a9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#16bc56  rgb(22, 188, 86)  hsl(143, 79%, 41%)  Emerald
#bc167c  rgb(188, 22, 124)  hsl(323, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#5616bc  rgb(86, 22, 188)  hsl(263, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bc5616  rgb(188, 86, 22)  hsl(23, 79%, 41%)  Burnt Orange