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#16F887 Color

#16F887 is rgb(22, 248, 135) in RGB, hsl(150, 94%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16F887
HEX#16F887
RGBrgb(22, 248, 135)
HSLhsl(150, 94%, 53%)
HSVhsv(150, 91%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.219 152.8)
LABlab(86.47% -68.90 39.84)
LCHlch(86.47% 79.59 149.96)

What #16F887 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 #16F887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 7.38Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 8.37Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.61Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 16.2Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 16.81Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 19.73

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

#16F887 Channel Values

How #16F887 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 248 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 94% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 91% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16F887 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #16F887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #16F887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16F887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#16F887
Complementary
#F81687
Analogous
#16F816
Analogous
#16F8F8
Triadic
#8716F8
Triadic
#F88716
Split comp.
#F816F8
Split comp.
#F81616

Tints & Shades of #16F887

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

#34F996
#57FAA8
#74FBB8
#97FCC9
#B5FDD9
#D7FEEB

Shades

#07E475
#06C163
#059E52
#047C40
#03592E
#02361C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16F887.

How #16F887 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#16F887
Protanopia#E5E588
Protanomaly#B7ED88
Deuteranopia#D0D08D
Deuteranomaly#A6E18B
Tritanopia#58EDED
Tritanomaly#46F2CD
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16F887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16f887: #16F887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16F887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16f887': '#16F887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.973, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_16f887">#16F887</color>
SVG fillfill="#16F887"

More Green Colors

#16F887 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#16F887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16F887?

#16F887 is a mid-tone green — rgb(22, 248, 135) in RGB and hsl(150, 94%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #16F887?

#16F887 is rgb(22, 248, 135) — red 22, green 248, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16F887?

#16F887 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16F887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16F887 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16F887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16F887 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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