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#16670E Color

#16670E is rgb(22, 103, 14) in RGB, hsl(115, 76%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 86%, 60%) 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 2.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16670E
HEX#16670E
RGBrgb(22, 103, 14)
HSLhsl(115, 76%, 23%)
HSVhsv(115, 86%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 86%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.141 141.9)
LABlab(37.71% -37.48 38.42)
LCHlch(37.71% 53.67 134.29)

What #16670E 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 #16670E, 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.

#16670E Channel Values

How #16670E 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 103 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 76% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 86% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.05:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16670E 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 text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16670E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16670E; 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 #16670E

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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How #16670E 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#16670E
Protanopia#5F5F0F
Protanomaly#4C620F
Deuteranopia#565616
Deuteranomaly#455D13
Tritanopia#2C6161
Tritanomaly#24634C
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #16670E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16670e: #16670E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16670E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16670e': '#16670E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.404, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_16670e">#16670E</color>
SVG fillfill="#16670E"

More Green Colors

#16670E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16670E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16670E?

#16670E is a dark green — rgb(22, 103, 14) in RGB and hsl(115, 76%, 23%) 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 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #16670E?

#16670E is rgb(22, 103, 14) — red 22, green 103, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16670E?

#16670E converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 86%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16670E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16670E scores 7.05:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16670E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16670E 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 3.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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