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#16C262

#16c262 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16c262 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 76.08% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.48% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 146.51°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3964

Complementary

  1. #16c262
  2. #c21676

Split complementary

  1. #16c262
  2. #b816c2
  3. #c21620

Analogous

  1. #20c216
  2. #16c262
  3. #16c2b8

Triadic

  1. #16c262
  2. #6216c2
  3. #c26216

Tetradic

  1. #16c262
  2. #1676c2
  3. #c21676
  4. #c26216

Square

  1. #16c262
  2. #1620c2
  3. #c21676
  4. #c2b816

Monochromatic

  1. #06391d
  2. #0e7d3f
  3. #16c262
  4. #3ce988
  5. #80f1b2

Shades

#16c262 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c262
  2. #14af58
  3. #129b4e
  4. #0f8845
  5. #0d743b
  6. #0b6131
  7. #094e27
  8. #073a1d
  9. #042714
  10. #02130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c262 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c262
  2. #2dc872
  3. #45ce81
  4. #5cd491
  5. #73daa1
  6. #8be1b1
  7. #a2e7c0
  8. #b9edd0
  9. #d0f3e0
  10. #e8f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c262 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c262
  2. #21bb65
  3. #2bb568
  4. #36ae6b
  5. #40a86e
  6. #4ba171
  7. #569a74
  8. #609477
  9. #6b8d7a
  10. #75877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b15a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a469 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb85d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db166 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c262 {
  color: #16c262;
}
Background
.bg-16c262 {
  background-color: #16c262;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c262 {
  border: 2px solid #16c262;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c262;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 194 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c262 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c262, #16c2b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c262 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 194 98 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.91 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.67 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.01 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.09 #e93d9d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#16c262  rgb(22, 194, 98)  hsl(147, 80%, 42%)  Emerald
#c21676  rgb(194, 22, 118)  hsl(327, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6216c2  rgb(98, 22, 194)  hsl(267, 80%, 42%)  Han Purple
#c26216  rgb(194, 98, 22)  hsl(27, 80%, 42%)  Chocolate