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#16CA52

#16ca52 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16ca52 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 79.22% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4302

Complementary

  1. #16ca52
  2. #ca168e

Split complementary

  1. #16ca52
  2. #ac16ca
  3. #ca1634

Analogous

  1. #34ca16
  2. #16ca52
  3. #16caac

Triadic

  1. #16ca52
  2. #5216ca
  3. #ca5216

Tetradic

  1. #16ca52
  2. #168eca
  3. #ca168e
  4. #ca5216

Square

  1. #16ca52
  2. #1634ca
  3. #ca168e
  4. #caac16

Monochromatic

  1. #07401a
  2. #0e8536
  3. #16ca52
  4. #42ea7a
  5. #87f2ab

Shades

#16ca52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16ca52
  2. #14b64a
  3. #12a242
  4. #0f8d39
  5. #0d7931
  6. #0b6529
  7. #095121
  8. #073d19
  9. #042810
  10. #021408
  11. #000000

Tints

#16ca52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16ca52
  2. #2dcf63
  3. #45d575
  4. #5cda86
  5. #73df97
  6. #8be5a9
  7. #a2eaba
  8. #b9efcb
  9. #d0f4dc
  10. #e8faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16ca52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16ca52
  2. #21c357
  3. #2bbb5b
  4. #36b460
  5. #40ac64
  6. #4ba569
  7. #569e6e
  8. #609672
  9. #6b8f77
  10. #75877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbb93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaa5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bf4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16ca52 {
  color: #16ca52;
}
Background
.bg-16ca52 {
  background-color: #16ca52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16ca52 {
  border: 2px solid #16ca52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16ca52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 202 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16ca52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ca52, #16caac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16ca52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 202 82 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.20 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.64 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.45 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.54 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.44 #e935ad Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Malachite
#16ca52  rgb(22, 202, 82)  hsl(140, 80%, 44%)  Malachite
#ca168e  rgb(202, 22, 142)  hsl(320, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#5216ca  rgb(82, 22, 202)  hsl(260, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#ca5216  rgb(202, 82, 22)  hsl(20, 80%, 44%)  Burnt Orange