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#16DB59

#16db59 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#16db59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 140.41°, 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 0.87.

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Relative luminance0.5155

Complementary

  1. #16db59
  2. #db1698

Split complementary

  1. #16db59
  2. #bb16db
  3. #db1635

Analogous

  1. #35db16
  2. #16db59
  3. #16dbbb

Triadic

  1. #16db59
  2. #5916db
  3. #db5916

Tetradic

  1. #16db59
  2. #1698db
  3. #db1698
  4. #db5916

Square

  1. #16db59
  2. #1635db
  3. #db1698
  4. #dbbb16

Monochromatic

  1. #085020
  2. #0f953d
  3. #16db59
  4. #50ed86
  5. #96f4b6

Shades

#16db59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16db59
  2. #14c550
  3. #12af47
  4. #0f993e
  5. #0d8335
  6. #0b6e2d
  7. #095824
  8. #07421b
  9. #042c12
  10. #021609
  11. #000000

Tints

#16db59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16db59
  2. #2ddf6a
  3. #45e27a
  4. #5ce68b
  5. #73e99b
  6. #8bedac
  7. #a2f1bd
  8. #b9f4cd
  9. #d0f8de
  10. #e8fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16db59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16db59
  2. #21d25d
  3. #2bc961
  4. #36c065
  5. #40b769
  6. #4bae6d
  7. #56a470
  8. #609b74
  9. #6b9278
  10. #75897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc64b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab964 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1cf51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1c760 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d8a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16db59 {
  color: #16db59;
}
Background
.bg-16db59 {
  background-color: #16db59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16db59 {
  border: 2px solid #16db59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16db59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 219 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16db59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16db59, #16dbbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16db59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 219 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 0.87 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.75 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.62 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.45 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.22 #e924a6 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Malachite
#16db59  rgb(22, 219, 89)  hsl(140, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#db1698  rgb(219, 22, 152)  hsl(320, 82%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#5916db  rgb(89, 22, 219)  hsl(260, 82%, 47%)  Han Purple
#db5916  rgb(219, 89, 22)  hsl(20, 82%, 47%)  Flame