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#16CA5B Color

#16CA5B is rgb(22, 202, 91) in RGB, hsl(143, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 55%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16CA5B
HEX#16CA5B
RGBrgb(22, 202, 91)
HSLhsl(143, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(143, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 55%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.202 149.1)
LABlab(71.66% -60.75 42.52)
LCHlch(71.66% 74.15 145.01)

What #16CA5B 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 #16CA5B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 9.97Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 10.84Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.58Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.76Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.69Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.84

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

#16CA5B Channel Values

How #16CA5B 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 202 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16CA5B 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #16CA5B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #16CA5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16CA5B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#16CA5B
Complementary
#CA1685
Analogous
#2BCA16
Analogous
#16CAB5
Triadic
#5B16CA
Triadic
#CA5B16
Split comp.
#B516CA
Split comp.
#CA162B

Tints & Shades of #16CA5B

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

#23E76E
#43EA83
#68EE9B
#8CF2B3
#B1F6CC
#D1FAE1

Shades

#13AE4F
#119744
#0E7C38
#0B602C
#08451F
#052E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16CA5B.

How #16CA5B 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#16CA5B
Protanopia#BABA5C
Protanomaly#94C15C
Deuteranopia#A9A962
Deuteranomaly#87B75F
Tritanopia#4BC0C0
Tritanomaly#3CC4A2
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16CA5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16ca5b: #16CA5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16CA5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16ca5b': '#16CA5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.792, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_16ca5b">#16CA5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#16CA5B"

More Green Colors

#16CA5B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#16CA5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16CA5B?

#16CA5B is a mid-tone green — rgb(22, 202, 91) in RGB and hsl(143, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #16CA5B?

#16CA5B is rgb(22, 202, 91) — red 22, green 202, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16CA5B?

#16CA5B converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 55%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16CA5B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16CA5B scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16CA5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16CA5B 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.6, which is visibly different.

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