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#16C00A

#16c00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16c00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 116.04°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.3789

Complementary

  1. #16c00a
  2. #b40ac0

Split complementary

  1. #16c00a
  2. #590ac0
  3. #c00a71

Analogous

  1. #71c00a
  2. #16c00a
  3. #0ac059

Triadic

  1. #16c00a
  2. #0a16c0
  3. #c00a16

Tetradic

  1. #16c00a
  2. #0ac0b4
  3. #b40ac0
  4. #c00a16

Square

  1. #16c00a
  2. #0a71c0
  3. #b40ac0
  4. #c0590a

Monochromatic

  1. #052f02
  2. #0e7706
  3. #16c00a
  4. #31f423
  5. #75f76c

Shades

#16c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c00a
  2. #14ad09
  3. #129a08
  4. #0f8607
  5. #0d7306
  6. #0b6005
  7. #094d04
  8. #073a03
  9. #042602
  10. #021301
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c00a
  2. #2dc623
  3. #45cd3b
  4. #5cd354
  5. #73d96c
  6. #8be085
  7. #a2e69d
  8. #b9ecb6
  9. #d0f2ce
  10. #e8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c00a
  2. #21ba16
  3. #2bb322
  4. #36ad2d
  5. #40a639
  6. #4ba045
  7. #569a51
  8. #60935d
  9. #6b8d68
  10. #758674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fae23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bc81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c00a {
  color: #16c00a;
}
Background
.bg-16c00a {
  background-color: #16c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c00a {
  border: 2px solid #16c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c00a, #0ac059);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.87 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.80 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.92 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.04 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.47 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.92 #e93ff5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#16c00a  rgb(22, 192, 10)  hsl(116, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b40ac0  rgb(180, 10, 192)  hsl(296, 90%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0a16c0  rgb(10, 22, 192)  hsl(236, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#c00a16  rgb(192, 10, 22)  hsl(356, 90%, 40%)  Venetian Red