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#16C366

#16c366 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16c366 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 76.47% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.69% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 147.75°, with 79.72% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4016

Complementary

  1. #16c366
  2. #c31673

Split complementary

  1. #16c366
  2. #bd16c3
  3. #c3161c

Analogous

  1. #1cc316
  2. #16c366
  3. #16c3bd

Triadic

  1. #16c366
  2. #6616c3
  3. #c36616

Tetradic

  1. #16c366
  2. #1673c3
  3. #c31673
  4. #c36616

Square

  1. #16c366
  2. #161cc3
  3. #c31673
  4. #c3bd16

Monochromatic

  1. #063a1e
  2. #0e7e42
  3. #16c366
  4. #3ce98c
  5. #81f1b5

Shades

#16c366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c366
  2. #14b05c
  3. #129c52
  4. #0f8947
  5. #0d753d
  6. #0b6233
  7. #094e29
  8. #073b1f
  9. #042714
  10. #02140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c366
  2. #2dc975
  3. #45cf85
  4. #5cd594
  5. #73dba3
  6. #8be1b3
  7. #a2e7c2
  8. #b9edd1
  9. #d0f3e0
  10. #e8f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c366
  2. #21bc69
  3. #2bb66b
  4. #36af6e
  5. #40a870
  6. #4ba273
  7. #569b76
  8. #609478
  9. #6b8d7b
  10. #75877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b25f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a56d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb962 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eb26a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c366 {
  color: #16c366;
}
Background
.bg-16c366 {
  background-color: #16c366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c366 {
  border: 2px solid #16c366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 195 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c366, #16c3bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 195 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.55 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.06 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.08 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.93 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.00 #e93c99 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Emerald
#16c366  rgb(22, 195, 102)  hsl(148, 80%, 43%)  Emerald
#c31673  rgb(195, 22, 115)  hsl(328, 80%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#6616c3  rgb(102, 22, 195)  hsl(268, 80%, 43%)  Han Purple
#c36616  rgb(195, 102, 22)  hsl(28, 80%, 43%)  Chocolate