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#16BB87 Color

#16BB87 is rgb(22, 187, 135) in RGB, hsl(161, 79%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 28%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16BB87
HEX#16BB87
RGBrgb(22, 187, 135)
HSLhsl(161, 79%, 41%)
HSVhsv(161, 88%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.146 164.2)
LABlab(67.48% -49.95 14.94)
LCHlch(67.48% 52.13 163.35)

What #16BB87 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 #16BB87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.92Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.98Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.83Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.02Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.95Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.89

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

#16BB87 Channel Values

How #16BB87 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 187 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 79% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 88% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16BB87 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #16BB87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #16BB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16BB87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#16BB87
Complementary
#BB164A
Analogous
#16BB34
Analogous
#169DBB
Triadic
#8716BB
Triadic
#BB8716
Split comp.
#BB169D
Split comp.
#BB3416

Tints & Shades of #16BB87

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

#1AE0A1
#3BE8B1
#5FECC0
#88F1D0
#ADF5DE
#D1FAED

Shades

#13A476
#108963
#0D7252
#0B5B42
#084431
#05291E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16BB87.

How #16BB87 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#16BB87
Protanopia#ACAC88
Protanomaly#89B287
Deuteranopia#9D9D8A
Deuteranomaly#7DAA89
Tritanopia#39B5B5
Tritanomaly#2EB8A5
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16BB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16bb87: #16BB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16BB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16bb87': '#16BB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.733, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_16bb87">#16BB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#16BB87"

More Green Colors

#16BB87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#16BB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16BB87?

#16BB87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(22, 187, 135) in RGB and hsl(161, 79%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #16BB87?

#16BB87 is rgb(22, 187, 135) — red 22, green 187, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16BB87?

#16BB87 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 28%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16BB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16BB87 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16BB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16BB87 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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