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#199C16 Color

#199C16 is rgb(25, 156, 22) in RGB, hsl(119, 75%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 86%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slimy Green (#299617), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#199C16
HEX#199C16
RGBrgb(25, 156, 22)
HSLhsl(119, 75%, 35%)
HSVhsv(119, 86%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 86%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.195 142.5)
LABlab(56.19% -52.53 52.68)
LCHlch(56.19% 74.40 134.92)

What #199C16 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 #199C16, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#199C16 Channel Values

How #199C16 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 25 · G 156 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 75% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 86% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #199C16 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #199C16

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #199C16; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #199C16

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #199C16.

How #199C16 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#199C16
Protanopia#909019
Protanomaly#739518
Deuteranopia#838323
Deuteranomaly#688E1F
Tritanopia#409393
Tritanomaly#349775
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #199C16 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-199c16: #199C16;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #199C16;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-199c16': '#199C16' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.098, green: 0.612, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_199c16">#199C16</color>
SVG fillfill="#199C16"

More Green Colors

#199C16 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#199C16 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #199C16?

#199C16 is a dark green — rgb(25, 156, 22) in RGB and hsl(119, 75%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slimy Green (#299617), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #199C16?

#199C16 is rgb(25, 156, 22) — red 25, green 156, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #199C16?

#199C16 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 86%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #199C16 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #199C16 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #199C16 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #199C16 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.82, which is visibly different.

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