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#16430A Color

#16430A is rgb(22, 67, 10) in RGB, hsl(107, 74%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 85%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), visibly different at ΔE 12.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16430A
HEX#16430A
RGBrgb(22, 67, 10)
HSLhsl(107, 74%, 15%)
HSVhsv(107, 85%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 85%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(33.9% 0.098 140)
LABlab(24.39% -25.02 27.48)
LCHlch(24.39% 37.16 132.33)

What #16430A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #16430A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#16430A Channel Values

How #16430A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 67 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 74% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 85% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.4:1 vs white · 1.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16430A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16430A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16430A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #16430A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16430A.

How #16430A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#16430A
Protanopia#3E3E0B
Protanomaly#32400A
Deuteranopia#38380E
Deuteranomaly#2E3D0C
Tritanopia#203F3F
Tritanomaly#1D4131
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16430A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-16430a: #16430A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16430A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16430a': '#16430A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.263, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_16430a">#16430A</color>
SVG fillfill="#16430A"

More Green Colors

#16430A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16430A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16430A?

#16430A is a darkest green — rgb(22, 67, 10) in RGB and hsl(107, 74%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.19.

What is the RGB value of #16430A?

#16430A is rgb(22, 67, 10) — red 22, green 67, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16430A?

#16430A converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 85%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16430A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16430A scores 11.4:1 against white and 1.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16430A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16430A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.14, which is visibly different.

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