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#16CD4E

#16cd4e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16cd4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 138.36°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4438

Complementary

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #cd1695

Split complementary

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #aa16cd
  3. #cd1639

Analogous

  1. #39cd16
  2. #16cd4e
  3. #16cdaa

Triadic

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #4e16cd
  3. #cd4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #1695cd
  3. #cd1695
  4. #cd4e16

Square

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #1639cd
  3. #cd1695
  4. #cdaa16

Monochromatic

  1. #074319
  2. #0f8834
  3. #16cd4e
  4. #45eb77
  5. #8af2aa

Shades

#16cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #14b946
  3. #12a43e
  4. #0f9037
  5. #0d7b2f
  6. #0b6727
  7. #09521f
  8. #073e17
  9. #042910
  10. #021508
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #2dd260
  3. #45d771
  4. #5cdc83
  5. #73e195
  6. #8be6a7
  7. #a2ebb8
  8. #b9f0ca
  9. #d0f5dc
  10. #e8faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cd4e
  2. #21c553
  3. #2bbe58
  4. #36b65d
  5. #40ae62
  6. #4ba767
  7. #569f6c
  8. #609771
  9. #6b8f76
  10. #75887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ebd94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdad59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6c246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97bb55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cd4e {
  color: #16cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-16cd4e {
  background-color: #16cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #16cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cd4e, #16cdaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.18 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.40 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.93 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.45 #e932b1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Malachite
#16cd4e  rgb(22, 205, 78)  hsl(138, 81%, 45%)  Malachite
#cd1695  rgb(205, 22, 149)  hsl(318, 81%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e16cd  rgb(78, 22, 205)  hsl(258, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#cd4e16  rgb(205, 78, 22)  hsl(18, 81%, 45%)  Sinopia