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#16BF2D

#16bf2d ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bf2d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 74.9% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.44% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 128.17°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.3762

Complementary

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #bf16a8

Split complementary

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #8116bf
  3. #bf1653

Analogous

  1. #53bf16
  2. #16bf2d
  3. #16bf81

Triadic

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #2d16bf
  3. #bf2d16

Tetradic

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #16a8bf
  3. #bf16a8
  4. #bf2d16

Square

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #1653bf
  3. #bf16a8
  4. #bf8116

Monochromatic

  1. #06360d
  2. #0e7a1d
  3. #16bf2d
  4. #39e851
  5. #7ef08d

Shades

#16bf2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #14ac29
  3. #129924
  4. #0f8620
  5. #0d731b
  6. #0b6017
  7. #094c12
  8. #07390e
  9. #042609
  10. #021305
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bf2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #2dc542
  3. #45cc57
  4. #5cd26c
  5. #73d981
  6. #8bdf96
  7. #a2e5ab
  8. #b9ecc0
  9. #d0f2d5
  10. #e8f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bf2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bf2d
  2. #21b935
  3. #2bb23e
  4. #36ac46
  5. #40a64e
  6. #4ba057
  7. #56995f
  8. #609367
  9. #6b8d6f
  10. #758678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb41d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eae38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bf2d {
  color: #16bf2d;
}
Background
.bg-16bf2d {
  background-color: #16bf2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bf2d {
  border: 2px solid #16bf2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bf2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 191 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bf2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bf2d, #16bf81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bf2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 191 45 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.81 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.86 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.82 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.26 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.65 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.95 #e940d2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16bf2d  rgb(22, 191, 45)  hsl(128, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bf16a8  rgb(191, 22, 168)  hsl(308, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#2d16bf  rgb(45, 22, 191)  hsl(248, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#bf2d16  rgb(191, 45, 22)  hsl(8, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red