#16590D Color

#16590D is rgb(22, 89, 13) in RGB, hsl(113, 75%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 85%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16590D

HEX#16590D

RGBrgb(22, 89, 13)

HSLhsl(113, 75%, 20%)

HSVhsv(113, 85%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 85%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.125 141.5)

LABlab(32.62% -32.89 34.10)

LCHlch(32.62% 47.38 133.97)

What #16590D 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 #16590D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 2.53 Royal Green#136207ΔE 6.69 Dark Green#006400ΔE 10.31 Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 11.33 Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 13.44 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 14.68

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

#16590D Channel Values

How #16590D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 89 · B 13	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 113° · S 75% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 113° · S 85% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 75% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.51:1 vs white · 2.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16590D 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 text8.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16590D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16590D; 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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Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #16590D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16590D.

How #16590D 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#16590D

Protanopia#52520E

Protanomaly#42550E

Deuteranopia#4B4B13

Deuteranomaly#3C5111

Tritanopia#275454

Tritanomaly#215642

Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

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Using #16590D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16590d: #16590D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16590D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16590d': '#16590D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.349, blue: 0.051)

Android XML<color name="color_16590d">#16590D</color>

SVG fillfill="#16590D"

More Green Colors

#16590D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#16590D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16590D?

#16590D is a dark green — rgb(22, 89, 13) in RGB and hsl(113, 75%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #16590D?

#16590D is rgb(22, 89, 13) — red 22, green 89, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16590D?

#16590D converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 85%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16590D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16590D scores 8.51:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16590D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16590D 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 10.31, which is visibly different.

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