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#16BD32

#16bd32 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bd32 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 74.12% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.54% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 130.06°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.368

Complementary

  1. #16bd32
  2. #bd16a1

Split complementary

  1. #16bd32
  2. #8516bd
  3. #bd164d

Analogous

  1. #4dbd16
  2. #16bd32
  3. #16bd85

Triadic

  1. #16bd32
  2. #3216bd
  3. #bd3216

Tetradic

  1. #16bd32
  2. #16a1bd
  3. #bd16a1
  4. #bd3216

Square

  1. #16bd32
  2. #164dbd
  3. #bd16a1
  4. #bd8516

Monochromatic

  1. #06340e
  2. #0e7820
  3. #16bd32
  4. #38e855
  5. #7cf090

Shades

#16bd32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bd32
  2. #14aa2d
  3. #129728
  4. #0f8423
  5. #0d711e
  6. #0b5f19
  7. #094c14
  8. #07390f
  9. #04260a
  10. #021305
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bd32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bd32
  2. #2dc447
  3. #45ca5b
  4. #5cd170
  5. #73d784
  6. #8bde99
  7. #a2e5ad
  8. #b9ebc2
  9. #d0f2d6
  10. #e8f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bd32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bd32
  2. #21b73a
  3. #2bb142
  4. #36ab49
  5. #40a551
  6. #4b9f59
  7. #569861
  8. #609269
  9. #6b8c70
  10. #758678
  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 #82ae85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cac3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bd32 {
  color: #16bd32;
}
Background
.bg-16bd32 {
  background-color: #16bd32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bd32 {
  border: 2px solid #16bd32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bd32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 189 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bd32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bd32, #16bd85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bd32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 189 50 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.17 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.50 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.44 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.70 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.84 #e942cd Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16bd32  rgb(22, 189, 50)  hsl(130, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bd16a1  rgb(189, 22, 161)  hsl(310, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#3216bd  rgb(50, 22, 189)  hsl(250, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bd3216  rgb(189, 50, 22)  hsl(10, 79%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa