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#16DC2E

#16dc2e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#16dc2e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 86.27% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 127.27°, with 81.82% saturation and 47.45% 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 3.46.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.5155

Complementary

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #dc16c4

Split complementary

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #9116dc
  3. #dc1661

Analogous

  1. #61dc16
  2. #16dc2e
  3. #16dc91

Triadic

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #2e16dc
  3. #dc2e16

Tetradic

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #16c4dc
  3. #dc16c4
  4. #dc2e16

Square

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #1661dc
  3. #dc16c4
  4. #dc9116

Monochromatic

  1. #085111
  2. #0f961f
  3. #16dc2e
  4. #51ee64
  5. #96f5a2

Shades

#16dc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #14c629
  3. #12b025
  4. #0f9a20
  5. #0d841c
  6. #0b6e17
  7. #095812
  8. #07420e
  9. #042c09
  10. #021605
  11. #000000

Tints

#16dc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #2de043
  3. #45e358
  4. #5ce76d
  5. #73ea82
  6. #8bee97
  7. #a2f1ab
  8. #b9f5c0
  9. #d0f8d5
  10. #e8fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16dc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16dc2e
  2. #21d336
  3. #2bca3e
  4. #36c047
  5. #40b74f
  6. #4bae57
  7. #56a55f
  8. #609c67
  9. #6b9270
  10. #758978
  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 #98cb99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3cf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4c83c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16dc2e {
  color: #16dc2e;
}
Background
.bg-16dc2e {
  background-color: #16dc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16dc2e {
  border: 2px solid #16dc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16dc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 220 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 127 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16dc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dc2e, #16dc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16dc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 220 46 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.46 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.68 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.97 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 8.06 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 8.20 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.41 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.51 #e923d1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Malachite
#16dc2e  rgb(22, 220, 46)  hsl(127, 82%, 47%)  Malachite
#dc16c4  rgb(220, 22, 196)  hsl(307, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#2e16dc  rgb(46, 22, 220)  hsl(247, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#dc2e16  rgb(220, 46, 22)  hsl(7, 82%, 47%)  Lust