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#16BD4E

#16bd4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bd4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 140.12°, 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3712

Complementary

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #bd1685

Split complementary

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #a116bd
  3. #bd1631

Analogous

  1. #31bd16
  2. #16bd4e
  3. #16bda1

Triadic

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #4e16bd
  3. #bd4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #1685bd
  3. #bd1685
  4. #bd4e16

Square

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #1631bd
  3. #bd1685
  4. #bda116

Monochromatic

  1. #063415
  2. #0e7832
  3. #16bd4e
  4. #38e873
  5. #7cf0a3

Shades

#16bd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #14aa46
  3. #12973e
  4. #0f8437
  5. #0d712f
  6. #0b5f27
  7. #094c1f
  8. #073917
  9. #042610
  10. #021308
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #2dc460
  3. #45ca71
  4. #5cd183
  5. #73d795
  6. #8bdea7
  7. #a2e5b8
  8. #b9ebca
  9. #d0f2dc
  10. #e8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bd4e
  2. #21b753
  3. #2bb158
  4. #36ab5d
  5. #40a562
  6. #4b9f67
  7. #56986c
  8. #609271
  9. #6b8c76
  10. #75867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83af8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bac54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bd4e {
  color: #16bd4e;
}
Background
.bg-16bd4e {
  background-color: #16bd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bd4e {
  border: 2px solid #16bd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 189 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bd4e, #16bda1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 189 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.89 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.00 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.50 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.77 #e942b1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#16bd4e  rgb(22, 189, 78)  hsl(140, 79%, 41%)  Emerald
#bd1685  rgb(189, 22, 133)  hsl(320, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e16bd  rgb(78, 22, 189)  hsl(260, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bd4e16  rgb(189, 78, 22)  hsl(20, 79%, 41%)  Mahogany