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#16CA85 Color

#16CA85 is rgb(22, 202, 133) in RGB, hsl(157, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16CA85
HEX#16CA85
RGBrgb(22, 202, 133)
HSLhsl(157, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(157, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.166 159.5)
LABlab(72.19% -55.24 22.37)
LCHlch(72.19% 59.60 157.96)

What #16CA85 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 #16CA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.58Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.94Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.78GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.52Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.67Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.92

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

#16CA85 Channel Values

How #16CA85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16CA85 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #16CA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #16CA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16CA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#16CA85
Complementary
#CA165B
Analogous
#16CA2B
Analogous
#16B5CA
Triadic
#8516CA
Triadic
#CA8516
Split comp.
#CA16B5
Split comp.
#CA2B16

Tints & Shades of #16CA85

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

#23E79B
#43EAAA
#68EEBB
#8CF2CB
#B1F6DC
#D1FAEA

Shades

#13AE73
#119764
#0E7C52
#0B6040
#08452D
#052E1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16CA85.

How #16CA85 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#16CA85
Protanopia#BABA86
Protanomaly#94C185
Deuteranopia#A9A989
Deuteranomaly#87B788
Tritanopia#41C3C3
Tritanomaly#35C6AE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16CA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16ca85: #16CA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16CA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16ca85': '#16CA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.792, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_16ca85">#16CA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#16CA85"

More Green Colors

#16CA85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#16CA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16CA85?

#16CA85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(22, 202, 133) in RGB and hsl(157, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #16CA85?

#16CA85 is rgb(22, 202, 133) — red 22, green 202, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16CA85?

#16CA85 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16CA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16CA85 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16CA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16CA85 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 11.67, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.