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#16BF5C

#16bf5c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bf5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.83% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 144.85°, 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.382

Complementary

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #bf1679

Split complementary

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #b016bf
  3. #bf1625

Analogous

  1. #25bf16
  2. #16bf5c
  3. #16bfb0

Triadic

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #5c16bf
  3. #bf5c16

Tetradic

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #1679bf
  3. #bf1679
  4. #bf5c16

Square

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #1625bf
  3. #bf1679
  4. #bfb016

Monochromatic

  1. #06361a
  2. #0e7a3b
  3. #16bf5c
  4. #39e882
  5. #7ef0ad

Shades

#16bf5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #14ac53
  3. #12994a
  4. #0f8640
  5. #0d7337
  6. #0b602e
  7. #094c25
  8. #07391c
  9. #042612
  10. #021309
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bf5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #2dc56c
  3. #45cc7d
  4. #5cd28d
  5. #73d99d
  6. #8bdfae
  7. #a2e5be
  8. #b9ecce
  9. #d0f2de
  10. #e8f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bf5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bf5c
  2. #21b960
  3. #2bb263
  4. #36ac67
  5. #40a66a
  6. #4ba06e
  7. #569972
  8. #609375
  9. #6b8d79
  10. #75867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ae53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa163 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b557 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bae61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bf5c {
  color: #16bf5c;
}
Background
.bg-16bf5c {
  background-color: #16bf5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bf5c {
  border: 2px solid #16bf5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bf5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 191 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bf5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bf5c, #16bfb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bf5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 191 92 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.71 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.46 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.68 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.75 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.78 #e940a3 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#16bf5c  rgb(22, 191, 92)  hsl(145, 79%, 42%)  Emerald
#bf1679  rgb(191, 22, 121)  hsl(325, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#5c16bf  rgb(92, 22, 191)  hsl(265, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#bf5c16  rgb(191, 92, 22)  hsl(25, 79%, 42%)  Burnt Orange