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#16640C Color

#16640C is rgb(22, 100, 12) in RGB, hsl(113, 79%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 0%, 88%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16640C
HEX#16640C
RGBrgb(22, 100, 12)
HSLhsl(113, 79%, 22%)
HSVhsv(113, 88%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 88%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(44% 0.139 141.6)
LABlab(36.62% -36.60 38.02)
LCHlch(36.62% 52.77 133.91)

What #16640C 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 #16640C, 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.

#16640C Channel Values

How #16640C 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 100 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 79% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 88% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 78% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.34:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16640C 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 text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16640C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16640C; 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 #16640C

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 #16640C.

How #16640C 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#16640C
Protanopia#5C5C0E
Protanomaly#495F0D
Deuteranopia#545414
Deuteranomaly#435B11
Tritanopia#2B5E5E
Tritanomaly#24604A
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16640C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16640c: #16640C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16640C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16640c': '#16640C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.392, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_16640c">#16640C</color>
SVG fillfill="#16640C"

More Green Colors

#16640C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16640C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16640C?

#16640C is a dark green — rgb(22, 100, 12) in RGB and hsl(113, 79%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.01.

What is the RGB value of #16640C?

#16640C is rgb(22, 100, 12) — red 22, green 100, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16640C?

#16640C converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 0%, 88%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16640C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16640C scores 7.34:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16640C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16640C 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 4.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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