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#16DB4E

#16db4e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#16db4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 137.06°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 0.55.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #16db4e
  2. #db16a3

Split complementary

  1. #16db4e
  2. #b016db
  3. #db1640

Analogous

  1. #40db16
  2. #16db4e
  3. #16dbb0

Triadic

  1. #16db4e
  2. #4e16db
  3. #db4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16db4e
  2. #16a3db
  3. #db16a3
  4. #db4e16

Square

  1. #16db4e
  2. #1640db
  3. #db16a3
  4. #dbb016

Monochromatic

  1. #08501c
  2. #0f9535
  3. #16db4e
  4. #50ed7d
  5. #96f4b1

Shades

#16db4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16db4e
  2. #14c546
  3. #12af3e
  4. #0f9937
  5. #0d832f
  6. #0b6e27
  7. #09581f
  8. #074217
  9. #042c10
  10. #021608
  11. #000000

Tints

#16db4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16db4e
  2. #2ddf60
  3. #45e271
  4. #5ce683
  5. #73e995
  6. #8beda7
  7. #a2f1b8
  8. #b9f4ca
  9. #d0f8dc
  10. #e8fbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16db4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16db4e
  2. #21d253
  3. #2bc958
  4. #36c05d
  5. #40b762
  6. #4bae67
  7. #56a46c
  8. #609b71
  9. #6b9276
  10. #75897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97ca9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb95b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1cf44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c756 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d89d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16db4e {
  color: #16db4e;
}
Background
.bg-16db4e {
  background-color: #16db4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16db4e {
  border: 2px solid #16db4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16db4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16db4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16db4e, #16dbb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16db4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 0.55 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.11 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.24 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.49 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.23 #e924b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Malachite
#16db4e  rgb(22, 219, 78)  hsl(137, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#db16a3  rgb(219, 22, 163)  hsl(317, 82%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e16db  rgb(78, 22, 219)  hsl(257, 82%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#db4e16  rgb(219, 78, 22)  hsl(17, 82%, 47%)  Flame