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#16CAA0 Color

#16CAA0 is rgb(22, 202, 160) in RGB, hsl(166, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 21%, 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 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16CAA0
HEX#16CAA0
RGBrgb(22, 202, 160)
HSLhsl(166, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(166, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.144 170.4)
LABlab(72.66% -50.56 8.78)
LCHlch(72.66% 51.32 170.14)

What #16CAA0 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 #16CAA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.1Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.81Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.4Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.67Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.93Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.11

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

#16CAA0 Channel Values

How #16CAA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16CAA0 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #16CAA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #16CAA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16CAA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#16CAA0
Complementary
#CA1640
Analogous
#16CA46
Analogous
#169ACA
Triadic
#A016CA
Triadic
#CAA016
Split comp.
#CA169A
Split comp.
#CA4616

Tints & Shades of #16CAA0

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

#23E7B9
#43EAC3
#68EECF
#8CF2DA
#B1F6E6
#D1FAF0

Shades

#13AE8A
#119778
#0E7C62
#0B604C
#084537
#052E24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16CAA0.

How #16CAA0 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#16CAA0
Protanopia#BABAA1
Protanomaly#94C1A0
Deuteranopia#A9A9A3
Deuteranomaly#87B7A2
Tritanopia#37C5C5
Tritanomaly#2DC7B8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16CAA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16caa0: #16CAA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16CAA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16caa0': '#16CAA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.792, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_16caa0">#16CAA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#16CAA0"

More Green Colors

#16CAA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#16CAA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16CAA0?

#16CAA0 is a mid-tone green — rgb(22, 202, 160) in RGB and hsl(166, 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 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #16CAA0?

#16CAA0 is rgb(22, 202, 160) — red 22, green 202, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16CAA0?

#16CAA0 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16CAA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16CAA0 scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16CAA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16CAA0 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

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