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#16451F Color

#16451F is rgb(22, 69, 31) in RGB, hsl(131, 52%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 55%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16451F
HEX#16451F
RGBrgb(22, 69, 31)
HSLhsl(131, 52%, 18%)
HSVhsv(131, 68%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 55%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(34.8% 0.082 147.3)
LABlab(25.34% -23.84 17.92)
LCHlch(25.34% 29.82 143.07)

What #16451F 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 #16451F, 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.

#16451F Channel Values

How #16451F 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 69 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 52% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 68% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.02:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16451F 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 text11.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16451F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16451F; 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 #16451F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16451F.

How #16451F 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#16451F
Protanopia#40401F
Protanomaly#33421F
Deuteranopia#3A3A21
Deuteranomaly#2F3F20
Tritanopia#1F4242
Tritanomaly#1C4337
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16451F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16451f: #16451F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16451F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16451f': '#16451F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.271, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_16451f">#16451F</color>
SVG fillfill="#16451F"

More Green Colors

#16451F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16451F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16451F?

#16451F is a darkest green — rgb(22, 69, 31) in RGB and hsl(131, 52%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #16451F?

#16451F is rgb(22, 69, 31) — red 22, green 69, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16451F?

#16451F converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 55%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16451F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16451F scores 11.02:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16451F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16451F 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 22.33, which is visibly different.

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